Subgroup Results in the DASH-Sodium Trial
Authors: Gesche Jürgens
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Letters5 November 2002Subgroup Results in the DASH-Sodium TrialGesche Jürgens, MD and Niels Graudal, MDGesche Jürgens, MDCopenhagen University Hospital; 2100 Copenhagen, DenmarkCopenhagen University Hospital at Herlev; 2730 Herlev, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this author and Niels Graudal, MDCopenhagen University Hospital; 2100 Copenhagen, DenmarkCopenhagen University Hospital at Herlev; 2730 Herlev, DenmarkSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-9-200211050-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In the subgroup analysis of the second version of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-Sodium Trial (1), Vollmer and colleagues conclude that reduced sodium intake should be recommended to control blood pressure in “diverse” subgroups. They note that their results in nonhypertensive participants are of particular interest because the benefits of sodium reduction in such persons have been questioned. The authors found statistically significant and clinically relevant reductions in blood pressure in nonhypertensive participants (−4.1/−2.4 mm Hg). However, of this group, about 60% were African-American persons and only 40% were non–African-American persons. The authors state that ...References1. Vollmer WM, Sacks FM, Ard J, Appel LJ, Bray GA, Simons-Morton DG, et al . Effects of diet and sodium intake on blood pressure: subgroup analysis of the DASH-Sodium Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2001;135:1019-28. [PMID: 11747380] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Graudal NA, Galløe AM, Garred P. Effects of sodium restriction on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterols, and triglyceride: a meta-analysis. JAMA. 1998;279:1383-91. [PMID: 9582047] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. . Effects of weight loss and sodium reduction intervention on blood pressure and hypertension incidence in overweight people with high-normal blood pressure. The Trials of Hypertension Prevention, phase II. The Trials of Hypertension Prevention Collaborative Research Group. Arch Intern Med. 1997;157:657-67. [PMID: 9080920] MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Sacks FM, Svetkey LP, Vollmer WM, Appel LJ, Bray GA, Harsha D, et al . Effects on blood pressure of reduced dietary sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. DASH-Sodium Collaborative Research Group. N Engl J Med. 2001;344:3-10. [PMID: 11136953] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Copenhagen University Hospital; 2100 Copenhagen, DenmarkCopenhagen University Hospital at Herlev; 2730 Herlev, Denmark PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffects of Diet and Sodium Intake on Blood Pressure: Subgroup Analysis of the DASH-Sodium Trial William M. Vollmer , Frank M. Sacks , Jamy Ard , Lawrence J. Appel , George A. Bray , Denise G. Simons-Morton , Paul R. Conlin , Laura P. Svetkey , Thomas P. Erlinger , Thomas J. Moore , Njeri Karanja , and Subgroup Results in the DASH-Sodium Trial William M. Vollmer , Frank M. Sacks , and Lawrence J. Appel Metrics Cited ByEffects of Low-Sodium Diet vs. High-Sodium Diet on Blood Pressure, Renin, Aldosterone, Catecholamines, Cholesterol, and Triglyceride (Cochrane Review)Effects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterol, and triglycerideDiet: MicronutrientsEffects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterols, and triglycerideEffects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterols, and triglyceride 5 November 2002Volume 137, Issue 9Page: 772KeywordsBlood pressureHypertensionRacial and ethnic issuesSodium ePublished: 5 November 2002 Issue Published: 5 November 2002 CopyrightCopyright © 2002 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...