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(R)-carnitineFinding

(R)-carnitine decreases C-reactive protein concentration

lowersVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×3

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The results of the meta-analysis indicated that L-carnitine supplementation was significantly associated with lower levels of CRP in comparison to controls (WMD = -1.23 mg/L; 95% CI: -1.73, -0.72 mg/dL; P < 0.0001).”
Quoted verbatim from The effect of L-carnitine on inflammatory mediators: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
This finding among the 114 findings on its endpoint

(R)-carnitine

C-reactive protein concentration

lowers

Effect as reported

−1.23mean difference

CI −1.73 to −0.72

Who
Participants in 13 randomized clinical trials, pooled across doses and durations
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 30915521 · 2019

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

European journal of clinical pharmacology
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M701TV9NZX4QX9SA8Z9CH6F9