PMID:
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6. PMID: 30940490
Abstract Title:
Effects of folic acid supplementation on C-reactive protein: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Given the contradictory results of previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify and summarize the effects of folic acid supplementation on C-reactive protein (CRP).METHODS AND RESULTS: We performed a systematic search of all available RCTs conducted up to October 2018 in the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane. RCTs that investigated the effect of folate on CRP were included in the present study. Data were combined with the use of generic inverse-variance random-effects models. Statistical heterogeneity between studies was evaluated using Cochran's Q-test. Ten RCTs (1179 subjects) were included in the present meta-analysis. Pooled analysis results showed that folate supplementation significantly lowered the serum CRP level (weighted mean difference (WMD): -0.685 mg/l, 95% CI: -1.053, -0.318, p
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