The Claim
In hospitalized adult patients with primary hypertension in Shanxi Province, urinary sodium excretion and morning sodium concentration are strongly correlated with each other, suggesting that morning urine can serve as a practical proxy for total daily sodium excretion.
What the research says
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If you're a hospitalized adult with high blood pressure in Shanxi, the amount of salt in your morning pee is a good guess for how much salt you passed all day — so doctors might just need your morning sample instead of collecting all day's urine.
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In hospitalized adult patients with primary hypertension in Shanxi Province, urinary sodium excretion and morning sodium concentration are strongly correlated with each other, suggesting morning urine can serve as a practical proxy for total daily sodium excretion.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that how much sodium is in a person’s morning pee is a good indicator of how much sodium they excreted all day, so doctors can just check the morning pee instead of collecting all day’s urine.
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