Association between blood pressure control in hypertension and urine sodium to potassium ratio: From the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016–2021)
Urine Na/K ratio is independently associated with uncontrolled HTN in the general population and in patients with CKD. Our findings suggest that monitoring the urine Na/K could serve as an effective tool for identifying subjects at risk of uncontrolled HTN.
Authors
- Minkook Son (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0047-3102)
- Youngmin Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-020X)
Institutions
- Chosun University Hospital (KR)
- Dong-A University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314531
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.24
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Chosun University
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea