Salt intake, obesity, and pre-hypertension among Iranian adults: A cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Alireza Khosravi
  • Nafiseh Toghianifar
  • Nizal Sarrafzadegan
  • Mojgan Gharipour
  • Leila Azadbakht

Keywords:

Salt intake, Obesity, Blood pressure.

Abstract

Objective: Overweight and obese subjects are prone to have a high salt intake. This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between salt intakev and prehypertension among overweight and obese subjects.
Methodology: This was across-sectional study performed in the setting of a community-based intervention: the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (IHHP). In total, 806 subjects with normal blood pressure or prehypertension entered the study. Salt intake, BMI, and blood pressure were measured using standard methods.
Results: The salt intake was 9.19

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Published

2026-05-08

How to Cite

Khosravi, A., Toghianifar, N., Sarrafzadegan, N., Gharipour, M., & Azadbakht, L. (2026). Salt intake, obesity, and pre-hypertension among Iranian adults: A cross-sectional study. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 28(2). Retrieved from https://www.pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/17435

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2012): January - March 2012 (Part-II) Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles