The Claim

In hospitalized adult patients with primary hypertension in Shanxi Province, higher morning urinary sodium concentration is associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, independent of age, gender, body weight, and smoking.

Source: The Correlation Between Urinary Sodium Excretion and Blood Pressure in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Hypertension

What the research says

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In plain English

In hospitalized adults with high blood pressure in Shanxi, people who have more salt in their morning urine tend to have higher blood pressure numbers, even when you account for their age, weight, gender, or whether they smoke.

See the scientific wording

In hospitalized adult patients with primary hypertension in Shanxi Province, higher morning urinary sodium concentration is associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, independent of age, gender, body weight, and smoking.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: The Correlation Between Urinary Sodium Excretion and Blood Pressure in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Hypertension

    The study found that hospitalized高血压 patients in Shanxi who had more salt in their morning urine also had higher blood pressure, even after accounting for their age, weight, gender, and smoking — so yes, more salt in urine means higher blood pressure.

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