PapersPMID:31987255
Effect of carnosine supplementation on lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, HbA1C and insulin resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term randomized controlled trials.
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1 findingHow to read these marks →- Decreases glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)
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“Overall results from the random-effects model on included studies, with 184 participants, indicated that carnosine intervention reduced HbA1C levels in intervention vs control groups (WMD: -0.92 %, 95 % CI: -1.20, -0.63, I2:69 %).”
- Study
- meta-analysis
- Participants
- 184
- Effect
- −0.92 mean difference, 95% CI −1.2 to −0.63
- Population
- Participants in four randomized trials of carnosine for at least 2 weeks versus any control
Study record
- Design
- meta-analysis
- Species
- human
- Population
- Participants in randomized controlled trials of carnosine supplementation versus any control
- Participants
- 184
- Comparator
- not stated in the paper
- Duration
- not reported
- Endpoints measured
- 6