Papers/PMID:1649867
Does potassium supplementation lower blood pressure? A meta-analysis of published trials.
Journal of hypertension1991The record
2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints
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2 findings
K(+) — decreases diastolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Findingreplicated ×2“Overall, the results of the trials indicate that oral potassium supplements significantly lower systolic blood pressure [-5.9 mmHg, -6.6 to -5.2 mmHg (mean, 95% confidence interval)] and diastolic blood pressure (-3.4 mmHg, -4.0 to 2.8 mmHg).”
Quoted verbatim from Does potassium supplementation lower blood pressure? A meta-analysis of published trials.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Participants in 19 clinical trials of oral potassium supplements, 412 of 586 with essential hypertension
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K(+) — decreases systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Findingreplicated ×4“Overall, the results of the trials indicate that oral potassium supplements significantly lower systolic blood pressure [-5.9 mmHg, -6.6 to -5.2 mmHg (mean, 95% confidence interval)] and diastolic blood pressure (-3.4 mmHg, -4.0 to 2.8 mmHg).”
Quoted verbatim from Does potassium supplementation lower blood pressure? A meta-analysis of published trials.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Participants in 19 clinical trials of oral potassium supplements, 412 of 586 with essential hypertension
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