Objective: To carry out salt reduction education by the results of 24-hour urine sodium test and blood pressure measurement for patients with hypertension in the community, and the changes of salt intake and its impact on blood pressure were compared, so as to explore effective ways to help patients reduce salt intake, improve the ability of patients to control blood pressure, and explore new ideas for effective standardized management of patients with hypertension in the community. Methods: A total of 100 hypertensive patients with poor blood pressure control in 4 community hospitals in the city from July to August 2020 were selected. The average daily salt intake of the patients was evaluated using 24-hour urine sodium method, and the blood pressure of the patients was measured. The patients were divided into high salt intake group(salt intake≥10 g·d-1), medium salt intake group(salt intake 6~10 g·d-1) and low salt intake group(salt intake 6~10 g·d-1) The salt intake was less than or equal to 6 g·d-1. Two months later, the average daily salt intake of the patients was evaluated again, and the blood pressure of the patients was measured. Results: The daily average salt intake and blood pressure(systolic/diastolic blood pressure) decreased by 2.46 g·d-1 and 4.80/2.04 mmHg respectively. The number of patients with high salt intake(≥10 g·d-1) decreased significantly, while the number of patients with medium salt intake(6 ~ 10 g·d-1) increased, the difference was statistically significant. After the first test, the salt intake of patients in the high salt intake group and patients with medium salt intake group decreased significantly(the decline ranges were 3.50 g·d-1 and 1.49 g·d-1 respectively) and the average systolic blood pressure decreased significantly(the decline ranges were 6.79 mmHg and 2.86 mmHg respectively). The difference was statistically significant. The decrease of salt intake and systolic blood pressure in the high salt intake group were greater than those in the medium salt intake group. In the high salt intake group, the diastolic blood pressure also decreased significantly by 2.73 mmHg. The changes of salt intake and blood pressure were not significant in the low salt intake group. The changes of salt intake were positively correlated with the changes of blood pressure(systolic/diastolic blood pressure)(the correlation coefficient r values were 0.734 and 0.605 respectively; P values were less than 0.001). Conclusion: Using 24-hour urine sodium method to evaluate salt intake of hypertensive patients and carrying out salt reduction education can effectively help patients reduce salt intake and improve the effect of blood pressure management. |