Projected Impact of Salt Restriction on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in China: A Modeling Study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 2; p. e0146820
• Main Authors: Wang, Miao, Moran, Andrew E, Liu, Jing, Coxson, Pamela G, Penko, Joanne, Goldman, Lee, Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten, Zhao, Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.02.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis; Blood Pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; China - epidemiology; Cooking; Costs; Diet; Diet, Sodium-Restricted; Dietary intake; Dietary restrictions; Female; Health aspects; Health Care Costs; Health risk assessment; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Mortality; Nutrition; Prevalence; Prevention; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Reduction; Risk; Salt (Food); Salts; Sodium chloride; Sodium Chloride, Dietary - administration & dosage; China; Beijing China; New York; San Francisco California; California; United States > US

To estimate the effects of achieving China's national goals for dietary salt (NaCl) reduction or implementing culturally-tailored dietary salt restriction strategies on cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. The CVD Policy Model was used to project blood pressure lowering and subsequent downs...