The Claim
In hospitalized adult patients with primary hypertension in Shanxi Province, higher urinary sodium excretion is associated with a non-dipper blood pressure pattern, characterized by insufficient nighttime blood pressure decline.
What the research says
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In hospitals in Shanxi, adults with high blood pressure who excrete more salt in their urine tend to have blood pressure that doesn’t drop enough at night, which might be bad for their heart.
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In hospitalized adult patients with primary hypertension in Shanxi Province, higher urinary sodium excretion is associated with a non-dipper blood pressure pattern, where nighttime blood pressure does not decline sufficiently.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that people with high salt in their urine tend to have blood pressure that doesn’t drop enough at night, which is exactly what the claim says.
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