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SynthesisJournal of diabetes research2024

The Role of Probiotics in Managing Glucose Homeostasis in Adults with Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Chao Sun, Qingyin Liu, Xiaona Ye, Ronghua Li, Miaomiao Meng, Xingjun Han

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of diabetes research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  4. The impact of probiotics on glycemic control during the first 3 months after sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective placebo‑controlled study.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chao SunThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9749-3991
Qingyin LiuShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xiaona YeThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Ronghua LiThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Miaomiao MengAffiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xingjun HanThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6436-0475
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNAffiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Analysis checklist was used. A comprehensive literature search of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases was conducted through August 2022 to assess the impact of probiotics on blood glucose, lipid, and inflammatory markers in adults with prediabetes. Data were pooled using a random effects model and were expressed as standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Heterogeneity was evaluated and quantified as Results: Seven publications with a total of 550 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Probiotics were found to significantly reduce the levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (SMD -0.44; 95% CI -0.84, -0.05; Conclusions: Collectively, our meta-analysis revealed that probiotics had a significant impact on reducing the levels of HbA1c and HOMA-IR and improving the level of HDL in adults with prediabetes, which indicated a potential role in regulating blood glucose homeostasis. However, given the limited number of studies included in this analysis and the potential for bias, further large-scale, higher-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings. This trial is registered with CRD42022358379.

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Insulin ResistancePrediabetic StateProbioticsBlood GlucoseCholesterolGlycated HemoglobinHomeostasisHumansBlood GlucoseCholesterolGlycated Hemoglobin

Identifiers

PMID38529045
PMCPMC10963111
OpenAlexW4392907609

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