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Effect of garlic on blood pressure: a meta-analysis.

Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2015The record ↗

findings
2
compound
1
endpoints
2
  1. Finding, very limited evidencelowersSystolic blood pressure
  2. Finding, very limited evidencelowersDiastolic blood pressure
Study, every finding
meta-analysis
Population, every finding
Adults in 17 randomised controlled trials of garlic supplements; controls were placebo in most trials
  • “Pooled analysis showed that garlic intake caused a 3.75-mm Hg reduction (95% confidence interval [CI], -5.04 to -2.45, I(2) =30.7%; P<.001) in systolic BP and a 3.39-mm Hg reduction (95% CI, -4.14 to -2.65, I(2) =67%; P<.001) in diastolic BP compared with controls.”

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
Patients in randomised trials of garlic supplements and blood pressure; hypertensive and normotensive subgroups
Participants
not reported
Comparator
placebo
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
6