Salt and potassium intake evaluated with spot urine and brief questionnaires in combination with blood pressure control status in hypertensive outpatients in a real-world setting.

Reducing salt and increasing potassium intake are recommended lifestyle modifications for patients with hypertension. The estimated 24-h urinary salt excretion value from spot urine using Tanaka's formula and the salt check-sheet scores, questionnaire-based scores of salt intake, are practical indices of daily salt intake. However, few studies have evaluated salt intake with these methods in hypertensive outpatients.

Hyponatremia and mortality among very elderly residents in a geriatric health service facility.

Introduction: Hyponatremia is common among elderly patients. This study aimed to examine the prognostic value of hyponatremia among elderly residents in a geriatric facility.

Methods: We retrospectively examined the association between serum sodium levels and mortality among 118 residents (82% female, mean age 85.