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We investigated the influence of long-term salt load on renal function in hypertensive patients. The subjects were 133 hypertensive patients (80 women and 53 men, mean age 60±9 years) who underwent at least five successful 24 h home urine collections during the 10-year observation period. Blood pressure (BP) and 24-h urinary salt and creatinine excretion levels were measured. BP decreased from 143±12/85±8 to 129±14/68±11 mm Hg during the 10.5-year observation period, and this decrease was associated with patients taking an increased number of antihypertensive drugs (1.3±1.0 to 2.2±1.1). The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) also significantly decreased from 71.7±14.6 to 64.7±16.5 ml min(-1) (P&lt;0.01), and the change in eGFR was -0.68 ml min(-1) per year on average. The average salt excretion was 8.6±2.2 g per day and showed a significant negative correlation with the change in eGFR (r=-0.21, P=0.02). Subjects with an average salt excretion&lt;8 g per day showed a significantly slower decline in renal function than those with an average salt excretion 8 g per day (the change in eGFR: -0.41±1.10 vs. -0.83±1.19 ml min(-1) per year, P&lt;0.05). In the multivariate analysis, the average salt excretion (partial r=-0.19, P=0.03) and baseline eGFR (partial r=-0.23, P=0.01) were significantly associated with the change in eGFR. This association was independent of BP change or an increased number of antihypertensive drugs. The results suggest that long-term salt load promotes a decline in renal function in hypertensive patients; thus, salt restriction is encouraged, to prevent renal damage.

High salt intake promotes a decline in renal function in hypertensive patients: a 10-year observational study