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Association of sodium intake and major cardiovascular outcomes: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

BMC cardiovascular disorders2018The record ↗

  1. Finding, moderate evidenceno difference foundAll-cause mortality

No finding here moved its endpoint.

What did not

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  • No detected effect on all-cause mortality

    moderate

    “However, the results did not reveal any significant association of 100 mmol increments per day in sodium intake with the total mortality risk (RR: 1.02; 95% CI: 0.93–1.12; P = 0.720; Fig. 2b).”
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Effect
    1.02 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.12
    Dose studied
    100 mmol/day increment in sodium intake (observational gradient)
    Population
    Adults in 8 prospective cohort studies reporting total mortality, sodium intake assessed by 24 h urine collection or food frequency questionnaire; per 100 mmol/day increment in sodium intake

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
Adults in 16 prospective cohort studies of sodium intake and cardiovascular outcomes
Participants
205,575
Comparator
observational
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
25