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Long term dietary use of potassium enriched salt reduced cardiovascular death in elderly men

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebm.11.6.172

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    Chang HY, Hu YW, Yue CS, et al. Effect of potassium-enriched salt on cardiovascular mortality and medical expenses of elderly men. Am J Clin Nutr 2006;83:1289–96.
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 Q In elderly men, does long term use of potassium enriched salt in the diet reduce cardiovascular death?

    Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★☆☆ IM/Ambulatory care ★★★★★★☆ Geriatrics ★★★★★★☆ Public health ★★★★★★☆

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageDesign:

    cluster randomised controlled trial.

    Embedded ImageAllocation:

    unclear allocation concealment.*

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded (participants).*

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    mean 31 months.

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    5 kitchens in a veteran retirement home in northern Taiwan, China.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    1981 elderly men 40 to ⩾80 years of age (mean age 75 y) were included in the analysis. Participants with serum creatinine concentrations ⩾3.5 mg/dl were excluded.

    Embedded ImageIntervention:

    2 kitchens (n = 768) were allocated to gradually increasing concentrations of potassium enriched salt (49% sodium …

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    Footnotes

    • ↵* See glossary.

    • For correspondence: Dr W H Pan, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, China. pan{at}ibms.sinica.edu.tw

    • Sources of funding: Taiwan Salt Work Company and Academia Sinica.

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