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Effects of Tea Consumption on Anthropometric Parameters, Metabolic Indexes and Hormone Levels of Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Frontiers in endocrinology2021The record ↗

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  • “The stratified analysis revealed that green tea had a significant effect on weight loss (WMD −2.86, 95% CI −5.19 to −0.52, P = 0.02, I2 = 0%), while herbal tea did not (Table 3).”
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Effect
    −2.86 mean difference, 95% CI −5.19 to −0.52
    Population
    Women with polycystic ovary syndrome; green tea subgroup of four placebo-controlled randomised trials, pooled

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (Rotterdam criteria) in six randomized trials of tea supplements (green tea in four, marjoram tea in one, spearmint herbal tea in one) versus placebo
Participants
235
Comparator
placebo
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
45