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(R)-carnitineFinding

(R)-carnitine has no detected effect on serum leptin

no difference foundVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“L-carnitine supplementation seemed to have no significant effect on serum leptin concentrations (WMD: -0.565 ng/mL; 95% CI: -2.417 to 1.287, p = 0.550).”
Quoted verbatim from The effect of L-carnitine supplementation on serum leptin concentrations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
This finding among the 24 findings on its endpoint

(R)-carnitine

Serum leptin

no difference found

Effect as reported

−0.565mean difference

CI −2.417 to 1.287

Who
Participants in 7 randomized trials (325 cases, 330 controls), diabetic and non-diabetic, pooled across doses and durations
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 29453657 · 2018

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

Endocrine
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M701TV0Z9BWYCTVVZFJWV7YC