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Taurine has no detected effect on C-reactive protein concentration

no difference foundVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×1

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“However, taurine-enhanced EN had no significant impact on high-sensitivity-C-reactive protein levels (MD = -0.41, p = 0.40, 95% CI [-1.35, 0.54], two trials, 60 participants, low quality).”
Quoted verbatim from Efficacy of taurine-enhanced enteral nutrition in improving the outcomes of critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
This finding among the 114 findings on its endpoint

taurine

C-reactive protein concentration

no difference found

Effect as reported

−0.41mean difference

CI −1.35 to 0.54

Who
n = 60 · critically ill patients in two randomised trials of taurine-enhanced enteral nutrition versus control groups
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 38777434 · 2024

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Participants
60
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Clinical nutrition ESPEN
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZT932YXS53MVRGN8V0P26Y