ArticleEuropean journal of nutrition2019
24-h urinary sodium to potassium ratio and its association with obesity in children and adolescents.
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- Further evidence that methods based on spot urine samples should not be used to examine sodium-disease relationships from the Science of Salt: A regularly updated systematic review of salt and health outcomes (November 2018 to August 2019).Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2020Pooled it
- Development and Evaluation of a Urinary Na/K Ratio Prediction Model: A Systematic Comparison from Attention-Based Deep Learning to Classical Ensemble Approaches.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sex difference in the relationship between 24-h sodium-potassium ratio and prevalence of metabolic syndromes: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Metabolic risk factors, blood pressure and atherogenic indices of cardiovascular disease across different quartiles of dietary sodium to potassium ratio among young semi-professional athletes with overweight or obesity.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Analysis of spot urine biomarkers and association with body weight in Japanese elementary schoolchildren.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Comparison of 24-h Diet Records, 24-h Urine, and Duplicate Diets for Estimating Dietary Intakes of Potassium, Sodium, and Iodine in Children.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Association of urinary sodium/potassium ratio with structural and functional vascular changes in non-diabetic hypertensive patients.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThere are epidemiologic studies indicating a positive correlation between high sodium and low potassium intake and body mass index. Therefore, this study was conducted in a cross-sectional sample of Iranian children and adolescents to evaluate the link between 24-h urinary Na:K ratio and risk of obesity.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 374 participants aged 11-18 years were included. One 24-h urine sample was collected by each participant to estimate Na:K ratio. Anthropometric measurements were carried out and overweight/obesity was defined as a BMI ≥ 85th percentile and abdominal obesity as a waist:height ratio (WHtR) of more than 0.5.
resultsAs expected, 24-h urinary Na:K ratio showed significant associations with risk of overweight/obesity. Risk of adiposity assessed by WC and PBF was significantly associated with Na:K ratio after adjusting for SSBs consumption and calorie intake. Urinary Na:K ratio showed significant association with risk of adiposity assessed by WC only in girls in the highest tertile group with OR of 2.71 (95% CI 1.14-6.43), only after the addition of calorie intake. Adiposity assessed by PBF was only associated with Na:K ratio among boys with OR of 4.47 (95% CI 1.44-9.87) and 3.87 (95% CI 1.20-8.48), after adjusting for SSBs consumption and calorie intake, respectively.
conclusionOur findings suggest that reducing Na and increasing K intake could be used as a useful approach to lower the risk of obesity and associated burden of disease in Iran. However, more studies are warranted.
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