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A self-monitoring urinary salt excretion level measurement device
for educating young women about salt reduction: A parallel
randomized trial involving two groups

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Kenichiro Yasutake 1 , Yoko Umeki 2 , Noriko Horita 3 , Rieko Morita 2 , Yusuke Murata 4 , Kenji Ohe 4 , Takuya
Tsuchihashi 5 , Munechika Enjoji 4
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University,
Fukuoka Japan,
Department of Food of Health Sciences, International College of Arts and Sciences, Fukuoka Women'sUniversity, Fukuoka Japan,
Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Nishikyushu
University, Kanzaki Japan,
Health Care Center, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka Japan,
Hypertension Center, Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital, Kitakyushu Japan,
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英文TitleA self-monitoring urinary salt excretion level measurement device
for educating young women about salt reduction: A parallel
randomized trial involving two groups

AuthorKenichiro Yasutake 1 , Yoko Umeki 2 , Noriko Horita 3 , Rieko Morita 2 , Yusuke Murata 4 , Kenji Ohe 4 , Takuya
Tsuchihashi 5 , Munechika Enjoji 4Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University,Fukuoka Japan,
Department of Food of Health Sciences, International College of Arts and Sciences, Fukuoka Women's
University, Fukuoka Japan,
Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Nishikyushu
University, Kanzaki Japan,
Health Care Center, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka Japan,
Hypertension Center, Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital, Kitakyushu Japan,
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345Abstract

To prevent and treat hypertension, it is important to restrict salt in one's diet since adolescence. However, aneffective salt-reduction education system has yet to be established. Besides accurate evaluation, we believethat the frequent usage of a measurement device may motivate individuals to avoid high salt intake. The
present study evaluated the use of a urinary salt excretion measurement device for salt-reduction education
in a parallel randomized trial of two groups. The sample comprised 100 university students who provided
consent to participate. A survey with 24-hour home urine collection and blood pressure measurement wasconducted. Participants in the self-monitoring group measured their own urinary salt excretion level for 4weeks, using the self-measurement device. Analyses were conducted on 51 participants in the control groupand 49 in the self-monitoring group. At baseline, there was no significant difference between the two groups
in terms of their characteristics and 24-hour urinary salt excretion levels. After intervention, 24-hour urinary
sodium/potassium ratio showed no change in the control group [baseline score: 4.1 ± 1.5; endline score: 4.2± 2.0; P = 0.723], but it decreased significantly in the self-monitoring group [baseline score: 4.0 ± 1.7;
endline score: 3.5 ± 1.4; P = 0.044]. This change was significant even after adjusting for baseline and endline
differences between groups using analysis of covariance (P = 0.045). The self-monitoring urinary salt
excretion measurement device improved the 24-hour urinary sodium/potassium ratio. The device is a usefuland practical tool for educating young individuals about dietary salt reduction.

keywordeating behavior; salt-intake; self-monitoring; urinary salt excretion; young individuals※本データの英文表記は実際の論文上の表記とは異なります。