Ciência & Saúde Coletiva Print version ISSN 1413-8123 COSTA,
Fabiana Pires and MACHADO, Sandra Helena. Does the consumption
of salt and food rich in sodium influence in the blood pressure
of the infants?. Ciênc. saúde coletiva [online]. 2010, vol.15,
suppl.1, pp. 1383-1389. ISSN 1413-8123.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-81232010000700048. This article
verifies the consumption of salt and food rich in sodium and the
blood pressure of schoolchildren of a private and a public
school in the city of Barra do Ribeiro, Rio Grande do Sul State,
Brazil. It is a cross-sectional study with standardized methods
of anthropometric and blood pressure measures. Parents and
tutors answered a questionnaire about socio-economic conditions,
family risk factors regarding hypertension and feeding habits of
the student (frequency questionnaire). 81 students were
evaluated, from those 42 (51.90%) medium age were 8.3 ± 3.2
years. 45 (55.60%) studied in the private school and 36 (44.40%)
in the public school. Findings show two childr