UNASSIGNED: Salt preference has been reported to cause sympathovagal imbalance (SVI) and @entity1556 . We investigated the role of @entity32 , insulin resistance (IR), @entity407 , and @entity66 ( @entity66 ) in genesis of SVI and cardiovascular (CV) risks in salt-preferring prehypertensives. The subjects were divided into no-salt-preferring (NSP, n   =   87) and salt-preferring (SP, n   =   89) group based on their preference for salted food. Body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP) variability parameters including baroreflex sensitivity ( @entity4375 ), heart rate variability (HRV) indices, autonomic function tests, IR, lipid risk factors, inflammatory and @entity66 markers, and renin were measured in both the groups. Based on the contribution of various cardiometabolic risks to low-frequency-high-frequency (LF-HF) ratio of HRV, the marker of SVI was assessed by multiple-regression analysis. Prediction of @entity1556 status by the LF-HF ratio was assessed by bivariate logistic regression. BMI, heart rate, BP parameters, cardiac output, total peripheral resistance, LF-HF ratio, IR, atherogenic index, inflammatory, and @entity66 markers were significantly increased, and @entity4375 was significantly decreased in the SP group compared with the NSP group. There was an independent association of IR, atherogenic index, markers of @entity32 and @entity66 , and @entity4375 with the LF-HF ratio in SP subjects, and the LF-HF ratio had significant prediction of @entity1556 status in these subjects. It was concluded that IR, low-grade @entity32 , atherogenic lipid profile, and @entity66 contribute to SVI in SP subjects. Decreased @entity4375 (the marker of CV risk) is linked to SVI, and SVI predicts @entity1556 status in SP subjects.

XXXX status, cardiometabolic risks, and decreased baroreflex sensitivity are linked to sympathovagal imbalance in salt-preferring individuals.

@entity407 :: ('MESH:D006949', 'Disease') :: ['hyperlipidemia'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['OS', 'oxidative stress'] @entity4375 :: ('11246', 'Species') :: ['BRS'] @entity1556 :: ('MESH:D058246', 'Disease') :: ['prehypertension']
@entity1556 :: (MESH:D058246,Disease) :: ['Prehypertension']
