Table 7.
Summary table. Protein intake and blood pressure (1 cross-sectional study)
| Author, year (ref no.) Country Study design (study name if applicable) |
No. of participants | Exposure (incl age) | Outcome (incl age) | Effect/association | Study quality comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulbak, 2004 (58) Denmark Cross sectional on 2.5 year olds, a part of a randomized trial |
73 | Diet, size | Blood pressure | 1-SD increase in protein intake corresponded to diminishing 3 mmHg in systolic blood pressure | B Cross sectional in nature, but it is a study from an intervention among lactating women. power calculations missing, no physical activity (but that might be NA because of young age), information on total energy intake is not found in the article. |