Salt-sensitive phenotypes: A community-based exploratory study from northeastern India.

Background: Salt sensitivity is known to increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases in both normotensive and hypertensive subjects. The population in the northeastern region of India consumes excess dietary salt but their saltsensitive phenotype is not known.

Methods: We did a community-based exploratory study using volunteers in the northeastern region of India to determine salt-sensitive (SS) and salt-resistant (SR) phenotypes.

An information, education and communication module to reduce dietary salt intake and blood pressure among tea garden workers of Assam.

Objective: High salt diet increases blood pressure. Tea garden workers (TGW) of Assam, India have high (60.8%) prevalence of hypertension (HTN), which may be due to consumption of extra salt (salt as side dish) and salted tea at work place and home.

Distribution of blood pressure & correlates of hypertension in school children aged 5-14 years from North East India.

Background & Objectives: Elevated blood pressure (BP) in the young predicts serious cardiovascular events in the adults. High prevalence of adult hypertension reported from Assam, North East (NE) India may be linked with elevated blood pressure in the childhood. The present study was an attempt to describe the distribution of BP and correlates of hypertension in children aged 5-14 yr.