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SynthesisAtencion primaria2008

[Usefulness of phyto-oestrogens in reduction of blood pressure. Systematic review and meta-analysis].

M Angeles Rosero Arenas, Esteban Rosero Arenas, M Amparo Portaceli Armiñana, Miguel Angel García García

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Synthesis in Atencion primaria, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 56% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

M Angeles Rosero ArenasMedicina de Familia, Centro de Salud Economista Gay, Valencia, España. mangelesymangel@hotmail.com
Esteban Rosero Arenas
M Amparo Portaceli Armiñana
Miguel Angel García García
Consejería de Salud y Consumo · ESHospital de Sagunto · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine whether treatment with phyto-oestrogens or soya protein succeeds in lowering blood pressure.

designA systematic review, evaluating all the observation studies and clinical trials, was conducted, followed by a meta-analysis to evaluate blood pressure variations in patients treated with phyto-oestrogens. SEARCH: The search strategy adopted used the terms "phyto-oestrogens," "soya meals," "hypertension," and "blood pressure." DATA SOURCES: The data bases MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, OVID were used, without time or language restrictions. References in the relevant articles were searched for manually. STUDY SELECTION: Two independent reviewers analysed the studies found in the search. DATA EXTRACTION: The Jadad scale was used for the clinical trials and the numerical data in the text or referred to in tables were extracted. Evaluation was made of which observational and experimental articles showed a drop in blood pressure with phyto-oestrogens and which did not. In the meta-analysis, data on sample size, difference in blood pressure before and after intervention and standard deviation were extracted from each study. The weighted difference of means was used with the model of randomised effects. The Review Manager v4.2.9 programme was used.

resultsNo significant variations in blood pressure were found, whether systolic (-1.20 mm Hg; 95% CI, -2.80 to 0.41 mm Hg) or diastolic (-1.31 mm Hg; 95% CI, -2.73 to 0.11). If there were any variations, they are clinically of little importance. There was also an important degree of both statistical and clinical heterogeneity.

conclusionsThere are no statistically significant or clinically important differences in blood pressure between patients treated with phyto-oestrogens and those not treated.

Indexed as

Soy FoodsBlood PressureDiastoleHumansHypertensionPhytoestrogensSystolePhytoestrogens

Identifiers

PMID18405582
PMCPMC7713494
OpenAlexW2058374295

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