Cochrane · systematic review · CD011998

Dietary interventions for adults with chronic kidney disease

Palmer, SC, Maggo, JK, Campbell, KL, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 25%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Dietary modifications (counselling or dietary change) versus control for chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Population: people with CKD
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Death
Dietary modifications (counselling or dietary change) vs control
no estimate extracted5 studies · 539 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Major cardiovascular event
Dietary modifications (counselling or dietary change) vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Progression to ESKD Measured as requiring dialysis treatment in people with CKD
Dietary modifications (counselling or dietary change) vs control
RR 0.53 [0.26, 1.07]2 studies · 242 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Health‐related quality of life Measured using the Short Form‐36 scale from 0 to 100
Dietary modifications (counselling or dietary change) vs control
no estimate extracted2 studies · 119 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias