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Sun Y, Zhang P, Li Y, He FJ, Wu J, Xu J, Zhang X, Li X, Song J. Association of Sodium, Potassium and Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio with Urine Albumin Excretion among the General Chinese Population. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13103456. [PMID: 34684456 PMCID: PMC8539080 DOI: 10.3390/nu13103456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Mixed evidence was published regarding the association of sodium, potassium and sodium-to-potassium ratio (Na/K ratio) with renal function impairment. This study was conducted to further explore the relationship between sodium, potassium, NA/K ratio and kidney function in the general adult Chinese population. We performed a cross-sectional analysis using the baseline data from the Action on Salt China (ASC) study. 5185 eligible general adult participants from the baseline investigation of the ASC study were included in this analysis. Sodium, potassium and albumin excretion were examined from 24-h urine collection. Albuminuria was defined as albumin excretion rate (AER) greater than or equal to 30 mg/24-h. Mixed linear regression models, adjusted for confounders, were fitted to analyze the association between sodium, potassium and Na/K ratio, and natural log transformed AER. Mixed effects logistic regression models were performed to analyze the odds ratio of albuminuria at each quintile of sodium, potassium and Na/K ratio. The mean age of the participants was 49.5 ± 12.8 years, and 48.2% were male. The proportion of albuminuria was 7.5%.The adjusted mixed linear models indicated that sodium and Na/K ratio was positively associated with natural log transformed AER (Sodium: β = 0.069, 95%CI [0.050, 0.087], p < 0.001; Na/K ratio: β = 0.026, 95%CI [0.012, 0.040], p < 0.001). Mixed effects logistic regression models showed that the odds of albuminuria significantly increased with the quintiles of sodium (p < 0.001) and Na/K ratio (p = 0.001). No significant association was found between potassium and the outcome indicators. Higher sodium intake and higher Na/K ratio are associated with early renal function impairment, while potassium intake was not associated with kidney function measured by albumin excretion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuewen Sun
- The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing 100600, China; (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.L.)
| | - Puhong Zhang
- The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing 100600, China; (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.L.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Correspondence: (P.Z.); (J.W.)
| | - Yuan Li
- The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing 100600, China; (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.L.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Feng J. He
- Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK; (F.J.H.); (J.S.)
| | - Jing Wu
- The National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100000, China;
- Correspondence: (P.Z.); (J.W.)
| | - Jianwei Xu
- The National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100000, China;
| | - Xiaochang Zhang
- Noncommunicable Disease and Aging Health Management Division, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100000, China;
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- The George Institute for Global Health at Peking University Health Science Centre, Beijing 100600, China; (Y.S.); (Y.L.); (X.L.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
| | - Jing Song
- Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK; (F.J.H.); (J.S.)
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