Abstract
BACKGROUND: Potassium intake has been shown to be inversely associated with blood pressure and premature mortality. Previous studies have suggested that the association between potassium intake and blood pressure is modified by obesity, but whether obesity similarly influences the association between potassium intake and mortality is unclear. OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether potassium intake, reflected by 24-h urinary excretion, is associated with all-cause mortality, and explored potential effect modification by obesity. METHODS: We performed a prospective cohort study in community-dwelling individuals. The association between urinary potassium excretion and all-cause mortality was investigated by using multivariable Cox regression. We performed multiplicative interaction analysis and subgroup analyses according to BMI and waist circumference. RESULTS: In 8533 individuals (50% male), the mean age was 50 ± 13 y, mean urinary potassium excretion was 71 ± 21 mmol/24 h, median BMI (in kg/m2) was 25.6 (IQR: 23.1, 28.4) and mean waist circumference was 89 ± 13 cm. During median follow-up of 18.4 (IQR: 13.5, 18.8) y, 1663 participants died. Low urinary potassium excretion (first compared with third sex-specific quintile) was associated with an increased mortality risk (fully adjusted HR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.18, 1.61), P < 0.001, irrespective of body dimensions (HR range for all body dimensions: 1.36-1.70, all P < 0.05). High urinary potassium excretion (fifth compared with third quintile) was associated with increased mortality risk in participants with obesity (BMI ≥30; HR: 1.52; CI: 1.00, 2.30), but not in participants without obesity (BMI: <25; HR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.62, 1.26; P-interaction = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Low potassium intake was associated with increased mortality risk in community-dwelling individuals. In individuals with obesity, high potassium intake was also associated with increased mortality risk.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 741-749 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | The American journal of clinical nutrition |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Supported by the Dutch Kidney Foundation (K + onsortium, grant CP1601). RAdB is supported by grants from the Netherlands Heart Foundation (CVON SHE-PREDICTS-HF, grant 2017-21; CVON RED-CVD, grant 2017-11; CVON PREDICT2, grant 2018-30; and CVON DOUBLE DOSE, grant 2020B005), by a grant from the leDucq Foundation [Cure PhosphoLambaN induced Cardiomyopathy (Cure-PLaN)], and by a grant from the European Research Council (ERC CoG 818715, SECRETE-HF).
Funding Information:
This work is supported by the Dutch Kidney Foundation (K + onsortium, grant CP1601). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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© 2022 American Society for Nutrition.
