PMID- 34475346 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220127 LR - 20240212 IS - 1473-5598 (Electronic) IS - 0263-6352 (Print) IS - 0263-6352 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 2 DP - 2022 Feb 1 TI - Dietary sodium intake and sodium load is associated with arterial stiffness in children and young adults. PG - 292-299 LID - 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003007 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the association of sodium intake (g/day) and sodium load (Na-L; mg/kcal/day) on arterial stiffness in youth. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis of 723 youth enrolled in a study evaluating the cardiovascular effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Three measures of arterial stiffness were evaluated: brachial distensibility (BrachD), carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWVcf) and augmentation index (AIx). Three-day diet histories yielded mean daily sodium and calorie intake. Youth were divided into Na-L tertiles: Low (1.98 mg/kcal per day). General linear models adjusting for demographics, % body fat, T2DM and SBP z-score evaluated the independent association of Na-L with arterial stiffness. RESULTS: Mean age was 17.9 years (10-24 years), 35% male, 59% nonwhite and 31% T2DM. Mean (+/-standard deviation) dietary intake was calories = 2074 (+/-797) kcal/day; Na = 3.793 (+/-1567) g/day; Na- = 1.86 (+/-0.753) mg/kcal per day. With higher levels of dietary Na intake and Na-L, measures of arterial stiffness worsened: BrachD decreased (Na intake: beta = -0.09, P = 0.003; Na-L: beta = -0.28, P < 0.0001), PWVcf increased (Na intake: beta = 0.07, P = 0.007; Na-L: beta = 0.21, P < 0.0001) but AIx did not change (Na intake: beta = -0.4, P = 0.2; Na-L: beta = 0.89, P = 0.11). In multivariable analysis, High Na-L was independently associated with BrachD, PWVcf and AIx (P < 0.05 for all), with age modifying the association of High Na-L with PWVcf and AIx. CONCLUSION: Sodium intake and load are associated with arterial stiffness, a preclinical measure of CVD, among a paediatric population. Paediatricians should stress healthy dietary choices to reduce accelerated vascular ageing. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Brady, Tammy M AU - Brady TM AD - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. FAU - Horst, Gilbert AU - Horst G AD - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. FAU - Appel, Lawrence J AU - Appel LJ AD - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. FAU - Khoury, Philip R AU - Khoury PR AD - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. FAU - Urbina, Elaine M AU - Urbina EM AD - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 HL076269/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL105591/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R56 HL139620/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR001425/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - Netherlands TA - J Hypertens JT - Journal of hypertension JID - 8306882 RN - 0 (Sodium, Dietary) RN - 9NEZ333N27 (Sodium) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Child MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Pulse Wave Analysis MH - Sodium MH - *Sodium, Dietary MH - *Vascular Stiffness MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC8741631 MID - NIHMS1733679 COIS- Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest: None EDAT- 2021/09/04 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/28 06:00 PMCR- 2023/02/01 CRDT- 2021/09/03 06:02 PHST- 2021/09/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/09/03 06:02 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 00004872-202202000-00012 [pii] AID - 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Hypertens. 2022 Feb 1;40(2):292-299. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003007.