Table 4 Total urinary sodium (du-Na), potassium (dU-K), magnesium (dU-Mg) and creatinine (dU-Crea) excretion in 24-h period before (-1 day) and during (+8 wk) the intervention.
Smart Salt (n = 22) | Regular salt (n = 23) | p-value | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
dU- Na (mmol) | ||||
Visit 3 (-1 day) | 130 (47) | 151 (44) | NS1 | |
Visit 6 (+8 weeks) | 100 (49) | 150 (46) | p < 0.0021 | |
p-value | p = 0.0122 | NS2 | ||
Change: 0 wk vs +8 wk | -29.8 (53.3) | -0.9 (42.0) | NS (p = 0.050)3 | |
dU-K (mmol) | p = 0.0034 | |||
Visit 3 (-1 day) | 79 (31) | 82 (22) | NS5 | |
Visit 6 (+8 weeks) | 95 (32) | 66 (22) | p = 0.0025 | |
p-value 3 (p = 0.003) | ||||
p-value | NS6 | p = 0.0346 | ||
Change: 0 wk vs +8 wk | 16.0 (37.4) | -15.7 (29.0) | p < 0.0017 | |
dU-Mg (mmol) | NS8 | NS4 | ||
Visit 3 (-1 day) | 4.54 (1.61) | 4.67 (1.24) | ||
Visit 6 (+8 weeks) | 5.14 (1.97) | 4.46 (1.67) | ||
p-value 9 (NS) | ||||
Change: 0 wk vs +8 wk | 0.60 (1.82) | -0.21 (1.31) | p = 0.0287 | |
dU-Crea (mmol) | ||||
Visit 3 (-1 day) | 12 (4) | 14 (4) | NS1 | |
Visit 6 (+8 weeks) | 11 (4) | 12 (4) | NS1 | |
p-value | NS2 | p = 0.0302 | ||
dU-Na/dUCrea | ||||
Visit 3 (-1 day) | 11.5 (4.1) | 11.9 (3.8) | NS1 | |
Visit 6 (+8 weeks) | 11.7 (12.7) | 12.7 (4.0) | p = 0.0041 | |
p-value | NS2 | NS2 |