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SUBMITTER: John KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5592696 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
John Katherine A KA Cogswell Mary E ME Campbell Norm R NR Nowson Caryl A CA Legetic Branka B Hennis Anselm J M AJ Patel Sheena M SM
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 20160103 5
Twenty-four-hour urine collection is the recommended method for estimating sodium intake. To investigate the strengths and limitations of methods used to assess completion of 24-hour urine collection, the authors systematically reviewed the literature on the accuracy and usefulness of methods vs para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) recovery (referent). The percentage of incomplete collections, based on PABA, was 6% to 47% (n=8 studies). The sensitivity and specificity for identifying incomplete collect ...[more]