Table 3 |
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Effects of isoflavones on serum LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides levels. Isoflavones in the forms of tablets or isolated soy protein (ISP) did not show significant benefits over serum LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides levels. The results were not heterogeneous to combine. |
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| Type of intervention* |
No. of trials |
No. of comparisons |
No. of subjects |
Treatment effect (mmol/L) † |
Heterogeneity p-value |
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| 1.) Isoflavones tablets |
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| LDL |
9 |
11[8,10,12,13,16-18,20,21] |
446 |
0.00 (-0.14, 0.15) |
0.94 |
| HDL |
10 |
12[8-10,12,13,16-18,20,21] |
482 |
0.01 (-0.05, 0.06) |
0.98 |
| TG |
9 |
12[8-10,12,13,16,17,20,21] |
482 |
0.03 (-0.06, 0.12) |
0.93 |
| 2.) ISP (+) |
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| LDL |
3 |
5 [14,15,23] |
173 |
-0.06 (-0.16, 0.03) |
0.84 |
| HDL |
3 |
5 [14,15,23] |
173 |
-0.01 (-0.07, 0.05) |
0.97 |
| TG |
3 |
5 [14,15,23] |
173 |
0.02 (-0.05, 0.09) |
1.00 |
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* 'ISP (+)' = isoflavones containing isolated soy protein; 'LDL' = Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; 'HDL' = High density lipoprotein cholesterol; 'TG' = Triglycerides † 95% confidence interval in parenthesis |
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Yeung and Yu Nutrition Journal 2003 2:15 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-2-15 |
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