The Effects and Safety of Chinese Herbal Medicine on Blood Lipid Profiles in Placebo-Controlled Weight-Loss Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med · 2022 · PMC8786479 · PMID 35082903

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Continuous meta-regression identified baseline triglycerides and BMI as near-significant ( p = 0.05) and significant modifiers ( p = 0.01), accounting for 33.1% and 51.3% of residual heterogeneity, respectively.

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For subgroup analysis, between-study heterogeneity was not substantial, although baseline HDL cholesterol as a covariate approached significance ( p = 0.06).

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