Cochrane · systematic review · CD007170

Cinnamon for diabetes mellitus

Leach, MJ, Kumar, S · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library

Metabolic and Endocrine DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 66.7%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Comparison

Population: patients with diabetes mellitus
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Death from any cause (
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Morbidity (
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Health‐related quality of life (
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Adverse events (
no estimate extracted4 studies · 264 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Costs (
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
HbA1c (
no estimate extracted6 studies · 405 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision