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INTERSALT Vascular disease A collaborative epidemiologic study–International Study of Electrolye Excretion and Blood Pressure–that evaluated the relationship of salt intake and BP. See Hypertension. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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7-12) For example, the INTERSALT study, which involved over 10000 men and women, reported an inverse relationship between urinary nitrogen and urea--as indicators of total protein intake--and blood pressure. The protocol for assessing BP in HYENA is partly based on protocols previously developed and used in the large multicenter projects INTERSALT (International Study of Electrolyte Excretion and Blood Pressure) and INTERMAP (International Study of Macro- and Micronutrients and Blood Pressure) (Elliott and Stamler 1988). The strategy behind INTERSALT was simple: A team of investigators studied more than 10,000 men and women aged 20 to 59 living in 52 populations in 32 countries. |
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