Association of circulating branched-chain amino acids with risk of pre-diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
Objective: Recent investigations have looked at the systemic concentrations of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), which they consider prospective indicators for health conditions and the likelihood of chronic diseases. To elucidate the equivocal link between systemic BCAA concentrations and prediabetes, our study undertook a meta-analytical investigation.
Materials and methods: Electronic databases were comprehensively searched in April 2024, and the study quality evaluation relied on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). The I 2 statistic was used for heterogeneity assessment, and data analysis relied on Review Manager 5.4 and Stata 12.0. Standard mean difference (SMD) was used as the effect size to account for varying units of measurement across the included studies. Sensitivity assessment was instituted to evaluate result tenacity, and subgroup examinations were concomitantly carried out, with funnel plots, Egger's regression analysis, and Begg's rank-correlation methodology deployed to discern publication bias. PROSPERO registration (CRD42024572760) validates this review's protocol compliance.
Results: Meta-analysis was conducted on 15 studies that involved 3,849 participants. Most individuals were over 40 years old. The prediabetes (PreDM) group exhibited significantly elevated levels of valine (Val) (SMD = 0.29; 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.14-0.45]; P = 0.0002), leucine (Leu) (SMD = 0.34; 95% CI [0.18-0.49]; P P < 0.00001) compared to controls. Affirming the soundness…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a meta-analysis, done in people. Its evidence level is 1 of 5 (Highest · pooled evidence). Pooled evidence from several studies sits at the top of the evidence pyramid. Reported size: 3,849 participants or records.
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