Daily potassium intake and sodium-to-potassium ratio in the reduction of blood pressure: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1509-1520

  Binia, Aristea ^a   Jaeger, Jonathan ^a   Hu, Youyou ^a   Singh, Anurag ^a   Zimmermann, Diane ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

blood pressure; meta analysis; meta regression; potassium; randomized controlled trials; sodium

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM; POTASSIUM INTAKE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; KALIURESIS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; POTASSIUM INTAKE; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SODIUM TO POTASSIUM RATIO; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; URINE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SODIUM;

EID: 84941218284     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000611     Document Type: Review

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