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Curcumin has no detected effect on triglycerides

no difference foundModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×5

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“In contrast, there is no statistically significant difference in the improvement in LDL (MD: −6.02, 95% CI: −26.66 to 14.62; P = 0.567; I2 = 86%) and triglyceride (MD: 8.22, 95% CI: −26.10 to 42.53; P = 0.639; I2 = 75%) between patients taking curcumin and those taking placebo.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of Curcumin on Glycemic Control and Lipid Profile in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis.
This finding among the 108 findings on its endpoint

curcumin

Triglycerides

no difference found

Effect as reported

8.22mean difference

CI −26.1 to 42.53

Who
Adult women with polycystic ovary syndrome (Rotterdam criteria); pooled curcumin against placebo, 2 randomised trials reporting lipids
Dose studied
500 mg once per day to 500 mg three times per day across trials

Moderate evidencePMID 33669954 · 2021

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Nutrients
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y6D95QX8N67NV6361BMC7S