Cochrane · systematic review · CD008176

Antioxidants for adults with chronic kidney disease

Colombijn, JMT, Hooft, L, Jun, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 12.5%Low 1 · 12.5%Moderate 6 · 75%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

Antioxidants versus control for adults with chronic kidney disease

Population: adults with CKD
8 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Cardiovascular death
Antioxidants vs control
RR 0.94 [0.64, 1.4]8 studies · 3813 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Death (any cause)
Antioxidants vs control
RR 0.95 [0.82, 1.11]45 studies · 7530 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Cardiovascular disease
Antioxidants vs control
RR 0.79 [0.63, 0.99]16 studies · 4768 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Heart failure
Antioxidants vs control
RR 1.4 [1.11, 1.76]6 studies · 3733 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Kidney failure
Antioxidants vs control
RR 0.65 [0.41, 1.02]10 studies · 3201 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Change in eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)
Antioxidants vs control
no estimate extracted28 studies · 4128 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Graft loss
Antioxidants vs control
RR 0.88 [0.67, 1.17]11 studies · 1053 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Infection
Antioxidants vs control
RR 1.3 [1.14, 1.5]14 studies · 3697 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias