Review Article
The Effects of Sesame Consumption on Glycemic Control in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 4
GRADE evidence profile for the effects of sesame supplementation on diabetic indices in adults1.
| | Certainty assessment | MD (95% CI) | Certainty | Importance | | Outcome | No. of studies | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Impression | Other considerations |
| | FBS, mg/dl | 7 | Serious | Nonserious | Serious | Nonserious | Non | −28.22 (−39.15, −17.29) | ⊕⊕○○
Low | Important | | HbA1c, % | 5 | Serious | Nonserious | Serious | Nonserious | Non | −1.00 (−1.11, −0.88) | ⊕⊕○○
Low | Important | | Insulin, IU/ml | 3 | Nonserious | Serious | Serious | Serious | Non | 7.51 (−3.81, 18.83) | ⊕○○○
Verylow | Important |
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1CI, confidence interval; GRADE, Grades of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; MD, mean difference.
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