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ArticleOman medical journal2018

The Effects of Omega-3 and Vitamin E Co-supplementation on Carotid Intima-media Thickness and Inflammatory Factors in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Hamid Reza Talari, Somayyeh Poladchang, Yaser Hamidian, Mansooreh Samimi, Hamid Reza Gilasi, Faraneh Afshar Ebrahimi, Zatollah Asemi

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Article in Oman medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hamid Reza TalariDepartment of Radiology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Somayyeh PoladchangDepartment of Radiology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Yaser HamidianDepartment of Radiology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Mansooreh SamimiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Hamid Reza GilasiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Faraneh Afshar EbrahimiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Zatollah AsemiResearch Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Kashan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe sought to evaluate the effects of omega-3 and vitamin E co-supplementation on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and inflammatory factors in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

methodsThis randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was done among 60 women with PCOS. Participants were randomly assigned into two groups (n = 30 each group) and assigned to take either 1000 mg omega-3 plus 400 IU vitamin E supplements or a placebo for 12 weeks.

resultsCompared with placebo, omega-3 and vitamin E co-supplementation led to significant decreases in maximum levels of left CIMT (-0.006±0.006 vs. +0.002±0.007 mm,

conclusionsCo-supplementation with omega-3 and vitamin E for 12 weeks among patients with PCOS had beneficial effects on CIMT and serum hs-CRP values, but unchanged NO values.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessFood SupplementsPolycystic Ovary Syndrome

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PMID30410689
PMCPMC6206428
OpenAlexW2898808372

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