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. 2023 Jul 12;10:1177708. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1177708

Table 4.

Subgroup analyses of hesperidin supplementation on lipid profiles in adults.

NO WMD (95%CI) p-value Heterogeneity
P heterogeneity I2 P between sub-groups
Subgroup analyses of hesperidin supplementation on TG
Overall effect 10 −13.85 (−27.21, −0.49) 0.042 0.001 69.5%
Baseline TG (mg/dl)
<150 4 3.96 (−2.88, 10.82) 0.256 0.721 0.0% <0.001
>150 6 −37.13 (−52.16, −22.11) <0.001 0.491 0.0%
Trial duration (week)
≤6 5 3.25 (−3.46, 9.97) 0.343 0.654 0.0% <0.001
>6 5 −42.28 (−58.96, −25.60) <0.001 0.648 0.0%
Intervention dose (mg/day)
>500 6 −23.03 (−44.97, −1.09) 0.040 <0.001 82.6% 0.107
≤500 4 −2.63 (−14.21, 8.93) 0.655 0.829 0.0%
Health status
CVD 5 −13.79 (−34.15, 6.55) 0.184 <0.001 80.0% 0.925
non-CVD 5 −15.14 (−34.53, 4.25) 0.126 0.074 53.0%
Sex
Both sexes 9 −16.20 (−31.10, −1.31) 0.033 <0.001 72.9% 0.261
Male only 1 0.00 (−23.98, 23.98) 1 - -
Baseline BMI (kg/m2)
Overweight (25–29.9) 7 −7.51 (−21.18, 6.15) 0.281 0.003 69.5% 0.055
Obese (>30) 3 −33.52 (−56.34, −10.70) 0.004 0.349 5.0%
Age(year)
≥50 6 2.86 (−3.78, 9.50) 0.399 0.700 0.0% <0.001
<50 4 −47.41 (−65.512, −29.32) <0.001 0.935 0.0%
Subgroup analyses of hesperidin supplementation on TC
Overall effect 9 −5.42 (−10.10, −0.75) 0.023 0.769 0.0%
Baseline TC (mg/dl)
200≤ 4 −3.29 (−9.20, 2.60) 0.274 0.535 0.0% 0.247
200> 5 −9.00 (−16.64, −1.35) 0.021 0.848 0.0%
Trial duration (week)
≤6 5 −3.88 (−9.55, 1.79) 0.180 0.613 0.0% 0.347
>6 4 −8.68 (−16.91, −0.45) 0.039 0.721 0.0%
Intervention dose (mg/day)
>500 5 −6.05 (−11.60, −0.50) 0.033 0.517 0.0% 0.683
≤500 4 −3.90 (−12.56, 4.75) 0.376 0.686 0.0%
Health status
CVD 4 −4.67 (−10.75, 1.41) 0.132 0.565 0.0% 0.704
Non-CVD 5 −6.51 (−13.80, 0.77) 0.080 0.607 0.0%
Sex
Both sexes 8 −5.10 (−9.89, −0.31) 0.037 0.715 0.0% 0.555
Male only 1 −11.58 (−32.53, 9.37) 0.279 - -
Baseline BMI (kg/m2)
Overweight (25–29.9) 6 −3.55 (−8.84, 1.74) 0.189 0.753 0.0% 0.141
Obese (>30) 3 −11.99 (−21.91, −2.08) 0.018 0.965 0.0%
Age
≥50 6 −3.53 (−8.95, 1.88) 0.201 0.725 0.0% 0.177
<50 3 −10.90 (−20.13, −1.68) 0.020 0.890 0.0%
Subgroup analyses of hesperidin supplementation on LDL
Overall effect 9 −5.29 (−9.63, −0.95) 0.017 0.628 0.0%
Baseline LDL (mg/dl)
>130 4 −5.45 (−12.42, 1.52) 0.125 0.288 20.3% 0.824
<130 5 −6.55 (−13.37, 0.25) 0.059 0.703 0.0%
Trial duration (week)
≤6 5 −4.64 (−10.04, 0.76) 0.092 0.429 0.0% 0.689
>6 4 −6.49 (−13.80, 0.81) 0.082 0.536 0.0%
Intervention dose (mg/day)
>500 5 −7.24 (−13.86, −0.62) 0.032 0.272 22.4% 0.543
≤500 4 −4.14 (−11.64, 3.36) 0.279 0.831 0.0%
Health status
CVD 4 −4.82 (−11.29, 1.65) 0.145 0.337 11.2% 0.687
non-CVD 5 −6.73 (−13.43, −0.03) 0.049 0.647 0.0%
Sex
Both sexes 8 −5.01 (−9.45, −0.57) 0.027 0.562 0.0% 0.548
Male only 1 −11.58 (−32.53, 9.37) 0.279 - -
Baseline BMI (kg/m2)
Overweight (25–29.9) 6 −3.84 (−8.67, 0.98) 0.119 0.540 0.0% 0.178
Obese (>30) 3 −11.43 (−21.36, −1.49) 0.024 0.864 0.0%
Age
≥50 6 −3.98 (−8.91, 0.93) 0.112 0.526 0.0% 0.269
<50 3 −9.88 (−19.11, −0.65) 0.036 0.674 0.0%
Subgroup analyses of hesperidin supplementation on HDL
Overall effect 10 1.37 (−0.52, 3.27) 0.157 0.184 28.3%
Baseline HDL (mg/dl)
<40 7 1.76 (−0.62, 4.14) 0.781 0.115 41.4% 0.289
>40 3 −0.48 (−3.87, 2.91) 0.147 0.978 0.0%
Trial duration (week)
≤6 5 1.84 (−1.43, 5.13) 0.270 0.074 53.1% 0.487
>6 5 0.41 (−1.92, 2.75) 0.726 0.816 0.0%
Intervention dose (mg/day)
>500 6 1.75 (−0.75, 4.26) 0.169 0.077 49.7% 0.387
≤500 4 −0.12 (−3.57, 3.32) 0.939 0.787 0.0%
Health status
CVD 5 1.68 (−1.22, 4.60) 0.256 0.043 59.4% 0.551
Non-CVD 5 0.42 (−2.54, 3.39) 0.779 0.827 0.0%
Sex
Both sexes 9 1.35 (−0.67, 3.37) 0.190 0.133 35.7% 0.804
Male only 1 0.00 (−10.47, 10.47) 1 - -
Baseline BMI (kg/m2)
Overweight (25–29.9) 7 1.06 (−1.75, 3.88) 0.460 0.057 50.9% 0.925
Obese (>30) 3 1.26 (−1.73, 4.25) 0.409 0.929 0.0%
Age
≥50 6 1.21 (−2.08, 4.51) 0.47 0.055 53.8% 0.822
<50 4 0.74 (−1.67, 3.16) 0.545 0.938 0.0%

CI, confidence interval; WMD, weighted mean differences; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high- density lipoprotein; BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease. Subgroup analyses have been done. p < 0.05 was considered a significance. Bold values are significant.