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Table 2 Summary of findings of the systematic review and meta-analysis

From: The effects of coconut oil on the cardiometabolic profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Outcome group

 

Overall result, MD (95% CI)

Risk of Bias (RoB 2)

Certainty of evidence (GRADE)

Anthropometric profile

Body weight

NS

High

Very low

Waist circumference

NS

Very low

Total body fat

NS

Very low

Lipid profile

LDL-C

NS

High

Very low

HDL-C

 + 3.28 (0.66; 5.9)

Very low

Triglycerides

NS

Very low

TC/HDL-C

NS

Very low

Glycemic profile

Fasting blood glucose

NS

High

Very low

Inflammatory profile

US-CRP

NS

High

Very low

  1. Abbreviations: MD Mean difference, CI Confidence interval, GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluations, NS Non-statistically significant, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC Total cholesterol, US-CRP Ultra-sensitive c-reactive protein