Cochrane · systematic review · CD008893
Effect of cocoa on blood pressure
Ried, K, Fakler, P, Stocks, NP · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 100%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
Current version onlyFlavanol‐rich cocoa products for blood pressure
Population: adults with or without hypertension
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Systolic blood pressure clinical digital sphygmomanometer | no estimate extracted | 35 studies · 1804 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Diastolic blood pressure clinical digital sphygmomanometer | no estimate extracted | 34 studies · 1772 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Withdrawals due to adverse effects | no estimate extracted | 31 studies · 1514 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Flavanol‐rich cocoa products for blood pressure
Population: adults with or without hypertension
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Systolic blood pressure clinical digital sphygmomanometer | no estimate extracted | 20 studies · 856 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Diastolic blood pressure clinical digital sphygmomanometer | no estimate extracted | 19 studies · 824 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |