Omega‐3 vs placebo: Any adverse event (combined: diarrhoea, urinary tract infection, falls, dizziness, agitations)
Omega‐3 PUFA supplements showed no clear difference in any adverse event (combined: diarrhoea, urinary tract infection,… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Omega‐3 PUFA supplements vs placebo Any adverse event (combined: diarrhoea, urinary tract infection, falls, dizziness, agitations) · people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease Omega‐3 PUFA supplements showed no clear difference in any adverse event (combined: diarrhoea, urinary tract infection,… compared with placebo (moderate certainty). Omega‐3 fatty acids for the treatment of dementia (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.02 [0.95, 1.1] | 1 study · 402 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega‐3 fatty acids for the treatment of dementia 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.