Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 3 · 42.9%

Systolic blood pressure · people with CKD

1 finding from 1 review

Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
19 studies · 1261 participants
High

Diastolic blood pressure · people with CKD

1 finding from 1 review

Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
19 studies · 1257 participants
High

Albuminuria · people with CKD

1 finding from 1 review

Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 501 participants
High

Extracellular fluid volume · people with CKD

1 finding from 1 review

Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 187 participants
Low

Weight (kg) · people with CKD

1 finding from 1 review

Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
12 studies · 759 participants
Very low

Reduction in antihypertensive dose · people with CKD

It is very uncertain whether lower salt intake changes reduction in antihypertensive dose compared with higher salt intake (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.45 [0.98, 6.08]
7 studies · 664 participants
Very low

Symptomatic hypotension · people with CKD

Lower salt intake probably leads to higher symptomatic hypotension compared with higher salt intake (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Altered dietary salt intake for people with chronic kidney disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.7 [2.4, 18.69]
6 studies · 478 participants
Moderate