Review Article
The Use of Green Coffee Extract as a Weight Loss Supplement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials
Table 1
Methodological characteristics of included studies.
| Author Year Country | Main outcome (s) | Main diagnoses of study participants | Study design | Gender M/F | Randomisation appropriate | Allocation concealed | Groups similar at baseline | Similar follow-up of groups | Outcome assessor blinded | Care provider blinded | Patients blinded | Attrition bias | ITT analysis |
| Ayton Research 2009 United Kingdom | Body weight, waist, bust and hip circumference | Healthy overweight subjects | Parallel | Unclear | | | | | | | | | |
| Thom 2007 Norway | Body weight, body mass index | Slight to moderately overweight subjects | Parallel | 12/18 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dellalibera 1998 France | Body weight, body mass index | Overweight volunteers | Parallel | Unclear | | | | | | | | | |
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Abbreviation: ITT (intention-to-treat); M/F: Males/Females. Symbols: : Unpublished study, : Yes, : No, : Unclear.
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