Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32276315›Full record

Trial reportNutrients2020

High Variability in Erythrocyte, Plasma and Whole Blood EPA and DHA Levels in Response to Supplementation.

Cassandra Sparkes, Andrew J Sinclair, Robert A Gibson, Paul L Else, Barbara J Meyer

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cassandra SparkesSchool of Medicine, Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Andrew J SinclairFaculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia.
Robert A GibsonUniversity of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
Paul L ElseSchool of Medicine, Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Barbara J MeyerSchool of Medicine, Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7962-7890
University of Wollongong · AUDeakin University · AUThe University of Adelaide · AU

Funding

Australian Research Council LP0562017Nu-Mega Ingredients LP0562017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Aim: the aim of this secondary analysis was to report the variability in response to

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsAdultDocosahexaenoic AcidsDouble-Blind MethodEicosapentaenoic AcidErythrocyte CountErythrocytesFatty Acids, Omega-3FemaleHumansPremenopauseDocosahexaenoic AcidsEicosapentaenoic AcidFatty Acids, Omega-3erythrocyteomega-3plasmavariabilitywhole blood

Identifiers

PMID32276315
PMCPMC7231102
OpenAlexW3015309755

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