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Papers/PMID:20168306

Effect of Ginkgo biloba on blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in elderly men and women.

American journal of hypertension2010The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint · 1 null

What it reported

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Every finding here is a null result.

What did not

1 finding

  • Ginkgo biloba — no detected effect on incident hypertension

    Evidence strength: moderate.FindingNull result
    “The rate of incident hypertension also did not differ between participants assigned to ginkgo biloba vs. placebo (323/462 vs. 310/459; HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.84–1.15).”
    Quoted verbatim from Effect of Ginkgo biloba on blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in elderly men and women..
    Study
    RCT
    Dose
    120 mg twice daily
    Population
    Community-dwelling adults aged 75 years or older from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory trial who were not hypertensive and not on antihypertensive medication at baseline; median follow-up 6.1 years

    Effect 0.99 hazard ratio, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.15

    Effect of Ginkgo biloba on blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in elderly men and women.2010PMID:2016830610.1038/ajh.2010.14Industry fundedPermalink