Table 6

Reporting in guidelines of trials and systematic reviews of salt reduction
Reference
 Year
 CMA 1999
 WHO 1999
 VHA 1999
 SIGN 2001
 ESH 2003
 ICSI 2003
 JNC 2003
 SA 2003
 BHS 2004
 NICE 2004
Randomised Controlled Trials
Silman [35]
 1983
 Y






SR[36]
 Y
Fagerberg [37]
 1985
 SR[38]

SR[38]



SR[38]
 Y
Chalmers [39]
 1986
 SR[38]
 SR[40]
SR[38]



SR[38]
 Y
Chalmers [41,42]
 1989



SR[40]



Y
TOHPI
 1992

Y





Y(ex)
Jula [43]
 1994
 SR[38]

SR[38]



SR[38]
 Y
Whelton [44]
 1998


Y



Y
 Y(ex)
Appel [45]
 2001




Y


Y(ex)
Sacks [46]
 2001





Y
 Y
Y(ex)
Systematic Reviews
Law [47]
 1991

Y

Y


Y
Midgely [38]
 1996
 Y

Y



Y
 Y
Cutler [40]
 1997
Y

Y



Y
Hooper [36]
 2002







Y
 Y
Grade of recommendation


B
I
 A
 -
 -
 -
 -
 A
 B[34]

Y Trial cited by guideline

SR Trial included in systematic review cited by guideline

Y(ex) Trial cited by guideline but excluded from meta-analysis

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