Analysis of Sodium Chloride Intake and Treg/Th17 Lymphocytes in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Estimation of salt intake in controls and patients. (a, b) Sodium excretion and salt intake was estimated in healthy controls (Ctrl) and patients with SLE or RA, as stated in the Materials and Methods. No significant differences were observed among the three groups. Horizontal lines correspond to the arithmetic mean and SD. (c) Proportions of individuals with low (less than 5.0 g/day of NaCl) and high (5.0 g/day of NaCl or more) salt intake in healthy controls (Ctrl) and patients with SLE and RA. ns: nonsignificant.

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