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Effects of creatine supplementation on exercise performance, physiological outcomes, and body composition in females engaged in exercise or training: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis
Front Nutr
2026
13:1921827
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- PubMed
- PMID 42761190
- PubMed Central
- PMC13585749
- Funding
- Supported by the Key Program of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Guizhou Province, China (Grant No. 22GZZD26).
- Competing interests
- Authors declared no commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Study snapshot
| Design | Systematic review and multilevel random-effects meta-analysis |
|---|---|
| Model | Human |
| Sample | 34 studies in the systematic review; 21 studies contributed 170 effects from 424 analyzable participants |
| Intervention | Creatine supplementation versus control in females engaged in exercise, sport or structured training |
| Duration | Varied by included study |
| Endpoints | Exercise performance; Strength and power; Body composition; Physiological outcomes |
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