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Clinical and psychological characteristics of patients with arterial hypertension, consuming an increased amount of salt

https://doi.org/10.20514/2226-6704-2015-0-5-14

Abstract

Objective: to Study the potential development of links between the formation of neurotic disorders personality and high salt intake (S) with food in patients with arterial hypertension (AH).

Materials and methods: the study involved 229 patients with essential hypertension. We determined the threshold of taste sensitivity to salt (TTS), the daily excretion of sodium ions in urine, was assessed psychological status of the patients, the type of attitude to the disease (LOBI), the severity of depression (Beck questionnaire).

Results. It turned out that people consume AH TTS is much more than a healthy person. Patients consuming an increased amount of S, the disease develops earlier and runs a more aggressive accompanied by the emergence of a large number of neurotic complaints and cardiovascular nature. Their psychological status is dominated by anxiety and tension. Almost half of these patients have depression. Harmonious type of attitude to the disease occurs in them only in 1/3 of the cases, whereas a dominant role is played by neurotic and anxious types.

Conclusions: Patients with hypertension high consumption of S represent a distinct group of patients in whom an increased intake of salt simulates the course of their illness and promotes the development of certain psychological characteristics.

About the Author

O. B. Poselyugina
The Tver medical Academy
Russian Federation

Department of hospital therapy and professional diseases,

Tver



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Poselyugina O.B. Clinical and psychological characteristics of patients with arterial hypertension, consuming an increased amount of salt. The Russian Archives of Internal Medicine. 2015;(5):32-36. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20514/2226-6704-2015-0-5-14

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