Very low protein diet vs low or normal protein diet: Death (all causes)
Very low protein diet showed no clear difference in death (all causes) compared with low or normal protein diet (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Very low protein diet vs low or normal protein diet Death (all causes) · non‐diabetic adults with CKD Very low protein diet showed no clear difference in death (all causes) compared with low or normal protein diet (moderate certainty). Low protein diets for non‐diabetic adults with chronic kidney disease (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.26 [0.62, 2.54] | 6 studies · 681 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low protein diets for non‐diabetic adults with chronic kidney disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.