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Table 1 Basic information of the included randomized controlled trials

From: Effects of garlic supplementation on components of metabolic syndrome: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials

Author year

Country

Trial design

Sample

Mean age

Baseline disease

Intervention

Dosage

Duration

Outcomes

T

C

T

C

T

C

mg/d

/w

Adler, A. J.,1997 [20]

Canada

parallel

11

11

45.9

45.4

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

900

12

TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Aslani, N.,2016 [21]

Iran

parallel

27

28

45.3

39.3

hyperlipidemia

RG

none

 

8

BMI,TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Auer 1990 [22]

Germany

parallel

24

23

NR

NR

hypertension

GT

placebo

600

12

SBP,DBP

Byrne, DJ.,1999 [23]

UK

parallel

20

11

NR

NR

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

900

24

TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Gardner, CD.,2001 [24]

USA

parallel

16

18

50.2

51.6

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

999

12

TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Higashikawa, F., 2012 [25]

Japan

parallel

28

26

52

51.4

hyperlipidemia

PG

placebo

900

12

BMI,TG,TC,LDL,HDL,FBG

Isaacsohn, JL.,1998 [26]

USA

parallel

24

18

58

57.4

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

900

12

BMI,TG,TC,LDL,HDL,SBP,DBP

Jain, AK.,1993 [27]

USA

parallel

20

22

48

55

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

900

12

TG,TC,LDL,HDL,FBG,SBP,DBP

Jung, ES.,2014 [28]

Korea

parallel

28

27

50.13

50.83

hyperlipidemia

AGE

placebo

 

12

TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Kannar, D.,2001 [29]

Australia

parallel

19

22

52.6

57.4

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

800

12

TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Nakasone,Yasushi, 2013 [30]

Japan

parallel

19

21

58

59

hypertension

GT

placebo

188

12

SBP,DBP

Peleg, A.,2003 [31]

Israel

parallel

13

20

52.4

54.7

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

 

16

TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Riad, Karin,2018 [32]

Australia

parallel

23

26

62.8

61.9

hypertension

AGE

placebo

2400

12

WC,BMI,TG,LDL,HDL,FBG,SBP,DBP

Sangouni, Abbas A,2020 [33]

Iran

parallel

45

43

45.2

44.2

NAFLD

GT

placebo

1600

12

WC,BMI,TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Sangouni, Abbas A,2021 [14]

Iran

parallel

42

42

46.9

44.6

MetS

GT

placebo

1600

12

TG,TC,LDL,HDL

Sharifi, F.,2010 [34]

Iran

parallel

20

20

47.9

50.5

MetS

GT

placebo

1800

6

WC,BMI,TG,TC,HDL,FBG,SBP,DBP

Simons, LA.,1995 [35]

Australia

crossover

12

17

53.6

53.6

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

900

12

TG,TC,LDL,HDL,SBP,DBP

Superko, HR. 2000 [36]

USA

parallel

25

25

53

53

hyperlipidemia

GT

placebo

900

12

SBP,DBP

Valls, RM.,2022 [37]

Spain

crossover

32

34

53.7

52.7

hyperlipidemia

AGE

placebo

250

6

SBP,DBP

  1. T Treatment group, C Control group, NR: not reported, NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, MetS Metabolic syndrome, GT Garlic tablet, RG Row garlic, PG Processed garlic, AGE Aged garlic extract, WC Waist circumference, BMI Body mass index, TG Triglycerides, TC Total cholesterol, LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, FBG Fasting blood glucose, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure