Association between added sugars and salt intake with blood pressure in Tianjin residents

Objective To analyze the intake of added sugars and salt and their association with hypertension in Tianjin residents, so as to provide a more reliable basis for primary prevention of hypertension. Methods Data was collected from 2010-2012 Chinese residents' nutrition and health condition surveillance. The added sugars and salt were record using successive 3 days 24 hours dietary retrospective method and seasoning weight method and food frequency method. Results The standard intake of added sugars and salt were 24.10g and 14.68g respectively among Tianjin residents per people per day. In hypertension population, there were significant differences in systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure among all groups of added sugars (all P<0.05). In Tianjin residents, the differences in blood pressure among all groups of salt were significant (all P<0.05). Conclusions The added sugars intake was within the dietary guidelines recommended range. But in the hypertension people, the added sugars intake should be noticed. The salt level was higher than the guidelines recommended, the blood pressure rise with the increase of salt intake.