Reliable Quantification of the Potential for Equations Based on Spot Urine Samples to Estimate Population Salt Intake: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Liping HuangMichelle CrinoJason H Y WuMark WoodwardMary-Anne LandRachael Mira McLeanJacqui WebsterBatsaikhan EnkhtungalagCaryl Anne NowsonPaul ElliottMary E CogswellUlla ToftJose Geraldo MillTania Weber FurlanettoJasminka Z IlichYet-Hoi HongDamian CohallLeonella LuzardoOscar NoboaEllen Astrid HolmAlexander L GerbesBahaa SenousySonat Pinar KaraLizzy Maritza BrewsterHirotsugu UeshimaSrinivas SubramanianBoon Wee TeoNorrina B AllenSohel Reza ChoudhuryJorge Junqueira PolóniaYoshinari YasudaNorman R C CampbellBruce C NealKristina S PetersenPublished in: JMIR research protocols (2016)
Many equations for estimating salt intake from spot urine samples have been developed and validated, although most have been studied in very specific settings. This meta-analysis of individual participant data will enable a much broader understanding of the capacity for spot urine samples to estimate population salt intake.