Daniel Tony EYENI SINOMONO¹*, Asholey Dieudonné ICKONGA², Ange NIAMA³, Gael Honal MAHOUNGOU¹, Eric NGABE GABDZALI¹, Richard LOUMINGOU¹, Bertrand ELLENGA MBOLLA⁴, Choupette DOBHAT-DOUKAKINI⁵ and Tariq SQALLI HOUSSAINI⁶

¹Nephrology Department; Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Congo
²Department of General Medicine; Clinique La Famille, Brazzaville, Congo
³Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Congo
⁴Cardiology Department; Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Congo
⁵Biochemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Congo
⁶Nephrology Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez; Morocco

*Corresponding Author: Daniel Tony EYENI SINOMONO, Nephrology Department; Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Congo.

Received: December 26, 2023; Published: January 20, 2024

Abstract

Objective: Achieving optimal blood pressure control through adherence to a low-salt diet would reduce the occurrence of complications of hypertension. The aim of this study was to assess compliance with a low-salt diet in hypertensive patients undergoing outpatient treatment in Brazzaville.

Patient and Method: We conducted a cross-sectional analytical study of 363 hypertensive patients undergoing treatment and followed up as outpatients in 03 major hospitals in Brazzaville from 1er April to 30 October 2023. The data evaluated were: compliance with drug treatment using the Girerd test; low-salt diet using the Exsel test and 24-hour natriuresis. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 25 software.

Results: We recruited 363 hypertensive patients; the sex ratio M/F was 0.56 with a predominance of patients aged 60 to 75 years. With regard to drug treatment, calcium channel blockers were the most common class of antihypertensive drugs used by 68.9% of patients, and 26.7% of them had poor compliance with their drug treatment. Estimated mean 24-hour natriuresis was 20 ± 26.7 g/d. Six patients had a recommended salt intake (<6g/d), 50 patients had a normosodium diet (13.8%) and 307 patients (84.6%) had an excessive salt intake.

Conclusion: Compliance with the low-salt diet is poor in hypertensive outpatients in Brazzaville. Therapeutic education sessions should be intensified to improve patients' knowledge of the low-salt diet.

Keywords: Hypertension; Salt Diet; Brazzaville

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Citation: Daniel Tony EYENI SINOMONO., et al. “Evaluation of the Sodium Diet in Hypertensive Patients Followed in Brazzaville (Republic of Congo)".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 8.2 (2024): 51-62.

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