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The effect of L-carnitine supplementation on serum leptin concentrations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Endocrine2018The record ↗

  1. Finding, very limited evidenceno difference foundSerum leptin

No finding here moved its endpoint.

What did not

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  • No detected effect on serum leptin

    very limited

    “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).”
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Effect
    −0.565 mean difference, 95% CI −2.417 to 1.287
    Population
    Participants in 7 randomized trials (325 cases, 330 controls), diabetic and non-diabetic, pooled across doses and durations

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
not reported
Participants
not reported
Comparator
not stated in the paper
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
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