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Sodium chloride increases systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

raisesVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures increased significant amounts in normotensive adults on a low sodium diet supplemented with 96 meq/day sodium.”
Quoted verbatim from Sodium chloride raises blood pressure in normotensive subjects. The study of sodium and blood pressure.
This finding among the 88 findings on its endpoint

sodium chloride

Systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

raises

Who
Normotensive adults on a low sodium diet continued through both capsule periods in both arms; 4-week periods separated by a 2-week washout
Dose studied
sodium capsules, 96 meq sodium per day, against placebo capsules

Very limited evidencePMID 1987006 · 1991

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
4 weeks

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex.
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71FR0Z7G0E6754AWBDQ4QNR