aPopulation Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences
bDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
cDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
dHRB-Clinical Research Facility, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
eQuebec Heart Institute, Hospital Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec
fDepartment of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
gFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University and Division of Cardiology, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, British Columbia
hDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton
iScience Integration Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
jNational Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Institute and FuWai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
kMarmara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Management
lYeditepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Family Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
mSt John's Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India
nHatta Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
oFundacion Oftalmologica de Santander-FOSCAL, Floridablanca-Santander, Colombia
pDante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
qFaculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
rSahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
sFaculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa
tEstudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina
Correspondence to Dr Andrew Mente, Population Health Research Institute, DBCVS Research Institute, McMaster University, 2nd Floor, Room C2-104, 237 Barton St East, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada. Tel: +1 905 527 4322x40443; fax: +1 905 297 3781; e-mail: [email protected]
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; Cr, creatinine; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; K, potassium; MFU, morning fasting urine; Na, sodium; PURE study, Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological Study
Received 11 November, 2013
Revised 8 January, 2014
Accepted 8 January, 2014
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