Effectiveness of a Self-monitoring Device for Urinary Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio on Dietary Improvement in Free-Living Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Journal of epidemiology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 41 - 47
• Main Authors: Iwahori, Toshiyuki, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Ohgami, Naoto, Yamashita, Hideyuki, Miyagawa, Naoko, Kondo, Keiko, Torii, Sayuki, Yoshita, Katsushi, Shiga, Toshikazu, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Arima, Hisatomi, Miura, Katsuyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Epidemiological Association 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Aged; Blood pressure; Body weight; Cardiovascular Disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Diet; Diet - statistics & numerical data; Excretion; Female; Health care; Health risks; Humans; Independent Living; Intervention; Japan; Life Style; lifestyle modification; Male; Middle Aged; Monitoring; Monitors; Original; Potassium; Potassium, Dietary - administration & dosage; Potassium, Dietary - urine; Prospective Studies; Reduction; Self Care - instrumentation; self-monitoring; Sodium; Sodium, Dietary - administration & dosage; Sodium, Dietary - urine; sodium-to-potassium ratio; Urine; sodium; potassium; lifestyle modification; self-monitoring; sodium-to-potassium ratio

Reducing the urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio is important for reducing both blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease. Among free-living Japanese individuals, we carried out a randomized trial to clarify the effect of lifestyle modification for lowering urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio us...