ArticleOncotarget2017
Potassium measurements and risk of type 2 diabetes: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
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- Dietary Potassium Intake and Risk of Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Preliminary evidence of effects of potassium chloride on a metabolomic path to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2020Trial
- Daily intake of non-fried potato does not affect markers of glycaemia and is associated with better diet quality compared with refined grains: a randomised, crossover study in healthy adults.The British journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
- Multiple 24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretions and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence.Diabetes care · 2026Article
- Associations between potassium, arterial stiffness, and risk of cardiovascular disease in the Jackson Heart Study: Potassium, arterial stiffness, and CVD risk.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Electrolyte Imbalances and Metabolic Emergencies in Obesity: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effect of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) on Patients with Metabolic Syndrome and Its Potential Mechanisms.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Review
- Bioactive Compounds, Nutritional Value, and Potential Health Benefits of Indigenous Durian (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo clarify the relationship between serum, dietary, and urinary potassium and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). MATERIALS AND
methodsWe searched PubMed and EMBASE through January 6, 2017 for studies reporting risk estimates on the association of potassium measurements and the risk of T2DM. The summary risk estimates were obtained through a random-effects model. Dose-response analysis was conducted.
resultsEight studies involving 5,053 cases and 119,993 individuals were included. A trend toward significance was found in the highest versus lowest meta-analysis on serum potassium and T2DM risk (RR = 0.79; 95% CI 0.60-1.04); moreover, the RR per 1 mmol/L increase in serum potassium was 0.83 (95% CI 0.73-0.95). A non-significant association of dietary potassium and T2DM risk was detected (RR for the highest versus lowest category: 0.93; 95% CI 0.81-1.06; RR for every 1000mg increase per day: 1.00, 95% CI 0.96-1.05). A similar non-significant association was found for urinary potassium and T2DM risk (RR for the highest versus lowest category: 0.83; 95% CI 0.39-1.75; RR per 10 mmol increase: 1.00; 95% CI 0.95-1.05). Evidence of a linear association between serum, dietary, and urinary potassium and the risk of T2DM was found (all P
conclusionsLow serum potassium increases the risk of T2DM in a linear dose-response manner; nevertheless, neither dietary potassium nor urinary potassium shows any association with the risk of T2DM. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution due to limited studies.
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