Formulas to estimate dietary sodium intake from spot urine lead to misleading associations with cardiovascular disease risk and mortality
These formula-estimated sodium intakes were associated with CVD incidence and mortality independently of spot urinary sodium concentration. We recommend these formulas not be used in studies associating sodium intake with CVD outcomes to avoid generating misleading evidence.
Authors
- Graham A. MacGregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-4500)
- Changqiong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2971-4467)
- Sonia Pombo-Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2581-2078)
- Norm R.C. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1093-4742)
- Feng J. He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2807-4119)
- Jing Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0987-3284)
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hypertension
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0000000000003959
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24