Comparative Analysis of Salt Taste Perception among Diabetics, Hypertensives and Diabetic Hypertensives

摘要: Impaired salt taste perception has been described in patients with essential hypertension. Hypertension occurs more frequently diabetics than the general population. We compared among type 2 diabetes (n=59), hypertension (n=57) and concurrent (n=56) using graded NaCl solution (0 - 400 mmol/L). Sixty age, sex body mass index-matched healthy individuals served as controls. Main outcome measures included threshold for recognition, insensitivity defined recognition > 100 mmol/L. Diabetic hypertensives had insignificantly higher duration of diabetic normotensives (5.0 ± 4.1 versus 3.5 2.6, P= 0.07). The prevalence did not differ significantly hypertensives, (52.6% 46.4% 40.7%; P=0.3). Compared to controls, normotensive were at risk (40.7% 18.3%, P=0.01; OR=3.1, 95% CI =1.2-7.7). In group, correlated positively systolic blood pressure (r=0.501, P=0.001), diastolic (r=0.411, P=0.04) diagnosis (r=0.402, P=0.02). These results suggest that acuity is impaired could be a contributory factor high Keywords : Salt perception, diabetes, Nigerian Medical Practitioner Vol. 53 (1&2) 2008: pp. 7-10