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coenzyme Q10Finding

Coenzyme Q10 increases HDL cholesterol

raisesLimited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Across 48 trial arms (1070 participants receiving CoQ10 and 1058 controls), CoQ10 supplementation was associated with a significant increase in HDL‐C (WMD = 1.07 mg/dL; 95% CI: 0.22, 1.92).”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of Coenzyme Q10 on Lipid, Glycemic, and Inflammatory Markers in Metabolic Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
This finding among the 93 findings on its endpoint

coenzyme Q10

HDL cholesterol

raises

Effect as reported

1.07mean difference

CI 0.22 to 1.92

Who
Adults with disorders of lipid and/or glucose metabolism, pooled randomized trials of CoQ10 alone or with co-interventions, against placebo, no treatment or the same co-intervention without CoQ10
Dose studied
60 to 600 mg/day, pooled

Limited evidencePMID 42192187 · 2026

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limitedthis finding
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of diabetes research
What else it reported11 findings · 1 compound · 11 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y5K4NCPP5PY7VAXCF3NBYZ