ArticleHeliyon2021
High serum high-density lipoprotein and low serum triglycerides in Kratom users: A study of Kratom users in Thailand.
Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of kratomFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Hematological and clinical-chemistry parameters of kratom users: a comparative study of users and non-users in Southern Thailand.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- An exploratory study of the safety profile and neurocognitive function after single doses of mitragynine in humans.Psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Kratom leaf extracts exert hypolipidaemic effects via the modulation of PCSK9 and LDLR pathways in HepG2 cells.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Clinical Implications of Kratom (Current addiction reports · 2023Review
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- Inhibition of α-Glucosidase and Pancreatic Lipase Properties ofNutrients · 2022Article
- Association between kratom (Heliyon · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study aims to examine the association between Kratom use and serum lipid level.
methodThis study compared the serum lipid profile of Kratom users and non-users living in Nam Phu Subdistrict, a special area that allows the traditional use of Kratom. The study subjects consisted of 581 individuals aged 18 and above. Binary logistic regression was used to determine an association between Kratom use and serum lipid level.
resultsThe findings revealed an association between Kratom use and an elevated HDL level (≥60 mg/dL) with an adjusted OR of 1.82 (95% CI, 1.17-2.8), and an association between Kratom use and a triglyceride level <90 mg/dL with an adjusted OR of 1.75 (95% CI; 1.17-2.63). There were no associations between Kratom use and LDL as well as total cholesterol level. DISCUSSION AND
conclusionsThis study provided additional evidence of Kratom use and a favorable lipid profile. Prevention of coronary heart disease or cerebrovascular disease via an improvement in the lipid profile may be a future pharmaceutical application of Kratom.
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