Relationship between sodium and potassium intake and blood pressure in a sample of overweight adults

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between sodium and potassium intakes and blood pressure (BP) in a clinical sample.Secondary analysis of baseline data from 328 participants (mean age: 43.6 ± 8 y, mean body mass index [BMI]: 32.4 ± 4.2 kg/m2, mean systolic BP [SBP]/diastolic BP [DBP]: 124.9 ± 14.5/73.3 ± 9.9 mm Hg) of the 12-mo HealthTrack randomized controlled weight loss trial was conducted. Resting BP and 24-h urine sodium...