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Camellia sinensisFinding

Camellia sinensis decreases systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowersModerate evidenceFindingreplicated ×2

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“In the pooled analyses using random effects models, tea intake reduced SBP with 1.8 mmHg (95% CI: −2.8, −0.7; P = 0.0013) and DBP with 1.3 mmHg (95% CI: −1.8, −0.8; P<0.0001).”
Quoted verbatim from The effect of black tea on blood pressure: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
This finding among the 88 findings on its endpoint

Camellia sinensis

Systolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowers

Effect as reported

−1.8mean difference

CI −2.8 to −0.7

Who
Adults in 11 controlled studies (12 arms): healthy, hypertensive, coronary artery disease and high cardiovascular risk; office and 24-hour ambulatory readings pooled
Dose studied
400 to 1800 mL tea per day, 240 to 1500 mg flavonoids per day, 1 to 26 weeks

Moderate evidencePMID 25079225 · 2014

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

PloS one
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZWCDCQX886KJXR8R4B8J1H