Who was studied, and how
Two numbers in the abstract
Where each one falls
Only readable comparisons vote
Where it lands on the map
What it changes
Among 23 other studies
58people with dyslipidemia, in this paper
The trial randomly assignedassigned by chance
L-carnitine 2 g/day plus simvastatin 20 mg/day
placebo plus simvastatin 20 mg/day
Reported lower lp levels, no range given−19.4
randomisedthe abstract, start to end
… in the L-carnitine/simvastatin group [-19.4%, from 52 (20-171) to 42 (15-102) mg/dL; p = 0.01], but not in the placebo/simvastatin group [-6.7%, from 56 (26-108) to 52 …
← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chanceNo interval given · direction only, strength unknown
Lp(a) levelsL-carnitine 2 g/day plus simvastatin 20 mg/day vs placebo plus simvastatin 20 mg/day
−19.4
Lp(a) levelsplacebo plus simvastatin 20 mg/day
−6.7
StatinsSupplements & botanicalsLipids
Statins × lipidshelps?mixed
unlikelylikely
0.500.50 without it
Supplements & botanicals × lipidshelps?one trial
unlikelylikely
0.50only evidence
← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
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