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Meta-analysis of the effect and safety of berberine in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipemia and hypertension
Journal of ethnopharmacology
2015
161:69-81
Bibliography
- PubMed
- PMID 25498346
- Funding
- Indexed support: Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province; Wenzhou Municipal 551 Talented Grant; Zhejiang Province Chinese Medicine Scientific Research Fund; Wenzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Laboratory Center; Wenzhou Science & Technology Bureau of Grant; Wenzhou and Wenzhou Municipal Health Bureau of Grant. See the publication for grant details.
- Competing interests
- A complete competing-interest declaration was not available in the accessible source; no absence of conflicts is inferred.
Study snapshot
| Design | Systematic review and meta-analysis |
|---|---|
| Model | Published human studies |
| Sample | 27 randomized trials; 2569 participants |
| Intervention | Evidence synthesis; interventions and comparators vary across included studies |
| Duration | No new treatment; included-study durations vary |
| Endpoints | Pooled clinical or metabolic outcomes; Risk of bias and heterogeneity; Adverse-event reporting |
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