Salt reduction in England from 2003 to 2011: its relationship to blood pressure, stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality

Objectives To determine the relationship between the reduction in salt intake that occurred in England, and blood pressure (BP), as well as mortality from stroke and ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Design Analysis of the data from the Health Survey for England. Setting and participants England, 2003...

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Published in:BMJ open 2014-04, Vol.4 (4), p.e004549-e004549
Main Authors: He, Feng J, Pombo-Rodrigues, Sonia, MacGregor, Graham A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antihypertensives
Blood pressure
Blood Pressure - drug effects
Body mass index
Cardiovascular disease
England - epidemiology
Female
Fruits
Health surveys
Humans
Hypertension - mortality
Ischemia
Male
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Mortality
Myocardial Ischemia - mortality
Nutrition research
Population
Public Health
Risk factors
Salt
Sodium
Sodium Chloride, Dietary - administration & dosage
Stroke
Stroke - mortality
Urine
Variables
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Summary:Objectives To determine the relationship between the reduction in salt intake that occurred in England, and blood pressure (BP), as well as mortality from stroke and ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Design Analysis of the data from the Health Survey for England. Setting and participants England, 2003 N=9183, 2006 N=8762, 2008 N=8974 and 2011 N=4753, aged ≥16 years. Outcomes BP, stroke and IHD mortality. Results From 2003 to 2011, there was a decrease in mortality from stroke by 42% (p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004549