Lipid-Lowering Efficacy of Kuding Tea in Patients With Metabolic Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kuding tea (KT), traditional tea material and widely used in China, has been found to have lipid-lowering effect in clinical and experimental studies. However, there has been no systematic review of the evidence on this subject.

Methods

Eight electronic databases were searched from database inception until September 2021 for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We used the Cochrane Reviewer's Handbook to assess the quality of the included studies. Weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to measure the pooled effect size by random-effects model. Funnel plot, Egger regression test, and the Begg's test was used to assess publication bias.

Results

Eight RCTs involving 716 patients were included in our meta-analysis. Co

SUBMITTER: Jiang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096904 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature