Cochrane · systematic review · CD009422

Vitamin E supplementation in people with cystic fibrosis

Okebukola, PO, Kansra, S, Barrett, J · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
12
Included studies
NR
No studies 12 · 85.7%Ungraded 1 · 7.1%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 7.1%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Summary of findings: water‐soluble vitamin E compared with control for cystic fibrosis

Population: children and adults with cystic fibrosis
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Vitamin E total lipid ratio
Summary of findings: water‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Vitamin E levels in serum: umol/L
Summary of findings: water‐soluble vitamin E vs control
MD 19.74 [13.48, 26]1 study · 45 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Neuropathy due to vitamin E deficiency
Summary of findings: water‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Retinopathy due to vitamin E deficiency
Summary of findings: water‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
BMI
Summary of findings: water‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Height
Summary of findings: water‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
FEV1 % predicted: change from baseline
Summary of findings: water‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Summary of findings: fat‐soluble vitamin E compared with control for cystic fibrosis

Population: children and adults with cystic fibrosis
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Vitamin E total lipid ratio
Summary of findings: fat‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Vitamin E levels in serum: umol/l
Summary of findings: fat‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extracted6 participantsUngraded
Neuropathy due to vitamin E deficiency
Summary of findings: fat‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Retinopathy due to vitamin E deficiency
Summary of findings: fat‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
BMI
Summary of findings: fat‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Height
Summary of findings: fat‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
FEV1 % predicted: change from baseline
Summary of findings: fat‐soluble vitamin E vs control
no estimate extractedNRNo studies