Vitamin E and Reduced Malaria Severity

• Effect of Malaria on Blood Levels of Vitamin E: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  • 2023-08-05
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Nutrients 15(15)
  • • Manas Kotepui
    • Frederick Ramirez Masangkay
    • Aongart Mahittikorn
    • Kwuntida Uthaisar Kotepui

  • PubMed: 37571409
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu15153472

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  • Reduced Malaria Severity

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Clinical

  There was a significant reduction in blood levels of vitamin E in patients suffering from severe malaria, in comparison with those experiencing less severe forms of the disease (p < 0.01, Cohen's d: -0.56, 95% CI: -0.85-(-0.26), I²: 0%, 2 studies)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes