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The Effect of Lactobacillus Consumption on Human Blood Pressure: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized
Jinshu Liu1, Dan Zhang1, Yingze Guo2
1Nursing school of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
Objectives:
Previous clinical studies have shown controversial results regarding the effect of Lactobacillus supplementation on blood pressure (BP). The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to examine the effect of Lactobacillus consumption on BP.
Methods:
Eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched from five electronic databases until May 2020. In total, 18 studies were included in our meta-analysis. Quality of the selected studies was assessed, and a random-effects model was used to calculate the overall effect sizes of weighted mean differences (WMD). This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO with the number: CRD42019139294.
Results:
Lactobacillus consumption significantly reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) by -2.74 mmHg (95% confidence interval, -4.96 to -0.51) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) by -1.50 mmHg (95% confidence interval, -2.44 to -0.56) when comparing with the control group. Subgroup analysis showed that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, Asian individuals, or borderline hypertension participants were more sensitive to daily consumption of Lactobacillus. And the effect of Lactobacillus on BP-reduction was more significant in capsule form, with the dose was above 5 × 109 colony-forming unit (CFU)/day or lasted for more than 8 weeks.
Conclusions:
Our present study suggests that Lactobacillus consumption in capsule form when the daily dose is above 5 × 109 CFU for more than 8 weeks can decrease SBP or DBP in T2DM patients, borderline hypertension participants or Asian individuals.
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