Table 3.

Change Ratios of 24‐Hour Ambulatory SBP and DBP and Serum Potassium Concentration in Response to High‐Salt Intervention or to Potassium Supplementation Between Salt‐Sensitive and Non–Salt‐Sensitive Participants

	Salt‐Sensitive	Non–Salt‐Sensitive	P Valuea
24‐h ambulatory SBP, mm Hg
Change ratios in response to high‐salt intervention	0.15 (0.10–0.21)	0.07 (0.04–0.09)	<.001
Change ratios in response to potassium supplementation	−0.06 (−0.09 to −0.02)	−0.04 (−0.06 to −0.02)	.009
24‐hour ambulatory DBP, mm Hg
Change ratios in response to high‐salt intervention	0.12 (0.05–0.18)	0.07 (0.03–0.10)	<.001
Change ratios in response to potassium supplementation	−0.05 (−0.08 to 0.00)	−0.03 (−0.07 to 0.00)	.107
Sera potassium concentration, mmol/L
Change ratios in response to high‐salt intervention	−0.04 (−0.11 to 0.04)	−0.03 (−0.11 to 0.07)	.218
Change ratios in response to potassium supplementation	0.14 (0.06–0.20)	0.10 (0.02–0.19)	.203

^aWilcoxon rank‐sum test.