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Ginkgo bilobaFinding

Ginkgo biloba has no detected effect on total cholesterol (TC)

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Upon total cholesterol (TC)(mmol/L) comparison, GKB showed no difference compared to the control (SMD=-0.37, 95%CI [-0.84, 0.09], P=0.11).”

Quoted verbatim from Effects and safety of Ginkgo biloba on blood metabolism in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This finding among the 116 findings on its endpoint

Ginkgo biloba

Total cholesterol (TC)

no difference found

Effect as reported

−0.37standardised mean difference

CI −0.84 to 0.09

Who: Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus; pooled randomised trials, most adding the extract to metformin against metformin alone
Dose studied: not reported

Moderate evidencePMID 38264278 · 2023

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

Effects and safety of Ginkgo biloba on blood metabolism in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

2023PMID 38264278doi 10.3389/fendo.2023.1231053

What else it reported6 findings · 0 compounds · 6 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZB254G8A4J5C2M53DKB1PA