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Curcumin has no detected effect on HDL cholesterol

no difference foundModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×9

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The whole five data were pooled and significant improving effects of curcumin on triglycerides (TG) (WMD -8.889, 95% CI -27.246 to 9.468, P = 0.343, I2 = 91.5%), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (WMD -6.427, 95% CI -17.343 to 4.489, P = 0.249, I2 = 78.8%) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (WMD 3.713, 95% CI -0.786 to 8.211, P = 0.106, I2 = 81.3%) were not identified compared to the control group.”
Quoted verbatim from Therapeutic effect and safety of curcumin in women with PCOS: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
This finding among the 93 findings on its endpoint

curcumin

HDL cholesterol

no difference found

Effect as reported

3.713mean difference

CI −0.786 to 8.211

Who
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome in 5 pooled randomised trials; curcumin or Curcuma longa water decoction against placebo or metformin alone
Dose studied
curcumin 80 to 1500 mg/day (pooled); Curcuma longa water decoction 90 ml/day in some trials

Moderate evidencePMID 36387924 · 2022

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Frontiers in endocrinology
What else it reported4 findings · 1 compound · 4 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6Y6DBTZA9K7Q9HQK7WTEPGD