Urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio associates with hypertension and current disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio associates with hypertension and current disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Excessive salt intake is thought to exacerbate both development of hypertension and autoimmune diseases in animal models, but the clinical impact of excessive salt in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is still unknown. We performed a cross-sectional study to clarify the associat...

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Main Authors: Hiroto Minamino, Masao Katsushima, Motomu Hashimoto, Yoshihito Fujita, Tamami Yoshida, Kaori Ikeda, Nozomi Isomura, Yasuo Oguri, Wataru Yamamoto, Ryu Watanabe, Kosaku Murakami, Koichi Murata, Kohei Nishitani, Masao Tanaka, Hiromu Ito, Koichiro Ohmura, Shuichi Matsuda, Nobuya Inagaki, Akio Morinobu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio
Rheumatoid arthritis
Disease activity
Blood pressure
Hypertension
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02479-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02479-x

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