Young F, Lichton I J, Hamilton R M, Dorrough S A, Alford E J
Am J Clin Nutr. 1987 Jan;45(1):126-30. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/45.1.126.
There is positive correlation between high dietary intake of sodium and prevalence of hypertensive disease. Dietary potassium shows a negative correlation with this prevalence. Racial background of subjects may affect such relationships. This is a study of the relationships between ethnicity and blood pressure in young adults of six ethnic groups in Hawaii. Body weight, electrolyte excretion, which may reflect intake, and blood pressure of the subjects are reported here. Caucasians and Hawaiians and part-Hawaiian young adults tended to be taller and heavier than the Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, and Koreans. Both systolic and diastolic pressures were significantly higher in males than in females (all races combined). No significant differences between sexes or races were found in urinary excretion of sodium and potassium or in urinary sodium:potassium ratios. Body weight and Quetelet's Index but not sodium:potassium ratio correlated significantly with diastolic pressure.
高钠饮食摄入量与高血压疾病患病率之间存在正相关。膳食钾与该患病率呈负相关。受试者的种族背景可能会影响这种关系。这是一项关于夏威夷六个种族的年轻成年人种族与血压之间关系的研究。这里报告了受试者的体重、可能反映摄入量的电解质排泄情况以及血压。白种人、夏威夷人和部分夏威夷裔年轻成年人往往比中国人、菲律宾人、日本人及韩国人更高更重。男性的收缩压和舒张压均显著高于女性（所有种族合并计算）。在尿钠和尿钾排泄量或尿钠钾比值方面，未发现性别或种族之间存在显著差异。体重和奎特利指数与舒张压显著相关，但钠钾比值与舒张压无关。
