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Caffeine for asthma.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2010The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

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  • caffeine — increases forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)

    Evidence strength: very limited.Finding
    “Forced expiratory volume in one minute showed a small improvement up to two hours after caffeine ingestion (SMD 0.72; 95% CI 0.25 to 1.20), which translates into a 5% mean difference in FEV1.”
    Quoted verbatim from Caffeine for asthma..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Population
    Adults with mild to moderate asthma; pooled cross-over trials of oral caffeine versus placebo, FEV1 up to two hours after ingestion

    Effect 0.72 standardised mean difference, 95% CI 0.25 to 1.2

    Caffeine for asthma.2010PMID:2009151410.1002/14651858.CD001112.pub2Permalink