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Fig. 2

From: The association of carotid artery atherosclerosis with the estimated excretion levels of urinary sodium and potassium and their ratio in Chinese adults

Fig. 2

Forest plots of changes in carotid plaque and IMT per unit increase in ratio for estimated urinary sodium to potassium excretion. Note: BMI, body mass index; carotid IMT, carotid artery intima-media thickness; CCA-IMT, common carotid artery intima-media thickness; BIF-IMT, bifurcation carotid artery intima-media thickness; Na/K ratio, ratio of estimated urinary sodium excretion to potassium excretion. Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, smoking, alcohol use, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease

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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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