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Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 421-424

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... Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations μmol/L micromoles per liter 23Na MRI sodium magnetic resonance imaging ACE-I angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AI Adequate Intake AMDR Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range AMSTAR A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews ARB angiotensin-receptor blocker BMI body mass index CCHS Canadian Community Health Survey CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDRR Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Intake CI confidence interval CKD chronic kidney disease DASH Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension df degrees of freedom DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DoHAD developmental origins of health and disease DRI Dietary Reference Intake DRV Dietary Reference Value 421
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... 422 DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES FOR SODIUM AND POTASSIUM EAR Estimated Average Requirement EER Estimated Energy Requirement EFSA European Food Safety Authority FITS Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study FNDDS Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation HDL high-density lipoprotein HIV human immunodeficiency virus HR hazard ratio IOM Institute of Medicine kg/m2 kilograms per meter square KHCO3 potassium bicarbonate LDL low-density lipoprotein LOAEL lowest-observed-adverse-effect level LVH left ventricular hypertrophy MD mean difference mg milligrams mg/d milligrams per day mg/L milligrams per liter mL milliliters mm Hg millimeter of mercury mmol millimoles mmol/d millimoles per day mmol/L millimoles per liter MSG monosodium glutamate NCI National Cancer Institute NDSR Nutrition Data System for Research NEAP net endogenous acid production NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHE3 sodium hydrogen exchange 3 OR odds ratio
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... APPENDIX A 423 PAHO Pan American Health Organization PICO population, intervention, comparator, and outcome RAAS renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system RDA Recommended Dietary Allowance REML restricted maximum likelihood RR risk ratio SPRINT Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial TOHP Trials of Hypertension Prevention TONE Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly UL Tolerable Upper Intake Level USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture WHI Women's Health Initiative WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

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