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Study flow diagram.
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Figure 1

Study flow diagram.

'Risk of bias' graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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'Risk of bias' graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

'Risk of bias' summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.
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'Risk of bias' summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

Comparison 1 Zinc supplementation versus placebo, Outcome 1 HOMA‐IR.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Zinc supplementation versus placebo, Outcome 1 HOMA‐IR.

Comparison 1 Zinc supplementation versus placebo, Outcome 2 Lipids.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Zinc supplementation versus placebo, Outcome 2 Lipids.

Comparison 2 Zinc supplementation versus exercise, Outcome 1 HOMA‐IR.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Zinc supplementation versus exercise, Outcome 1 HOMA‐IR.

Comparison 2 Zinc supplementation versus exercise, Outcome 2 Lipids.
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Zinc supplementation versus exercise, Outcome 2 Lipids.

Zinc supplementation for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Population: non‐diabetic adults with insulin resistance

Settings: not specified/outpatients

Intervention: zinc supplementation

Comparison: placebo or exercise

Outcomes

Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

No of participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Assumed risk

Corresponding risk

Placebo or exercise

Zinc supplementation

Incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Outcome not reported

Diabetic complications

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Adverse events

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Health‐related quality of life

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All‐cause mortality

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Socioeconomic effects

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*The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
CI: confidence interval

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High quality: Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect.
Moderate quality: Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate.
Low quality: Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.
Very low quality: We are very uncertain about the estimate.

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Table 1. Overview of study populations

Intervention(s) and comparator(s)

Sample sizea

Screened/eligible
[N]

Randomised
[N]

ITT
[N]

Analysed
[N]

Finishing study
[N]

Randomised finishing study
[%]

Follow‐up timeb

(1) Gómez‐García 2006

I: 100 mg/day zinc sulfate

12
(6 participants per group; 80% power)

14

7

7

7

100

1 month

C: placebo

7

7

7

100

total:

14

14

14

100

(2) Marreiro 2006

I: 30 mg/day zinc amino chelate

28

28

28

100

1 month

C: placebo

28

28

28

100

total:

56

56

56

100

(3) Soheilykhah 2012

I: 50 mg/day zinc sulfate

28

28

100

12 weeks

C: regular exercise and weight control

25

25

100

total:

58

53

53

91.4

Grand total

All interventions

63

63

All comparators

60

60

All interventions and comparators

128

123

aAccording to power calculation in study publication or report
bDuration of intervention and/or follow‐up under randomised conditions until end of study

"‐" denotes not reported

C: comparator; I: intervention; ITT: intention‐to‐treat.

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Table 1. Overview of study populations
Comparison 1. Zinc supplementation versus placebo

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 HOMA‐IR Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

1.1 HOMA‐IR

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2 Lipids Show forest plot

2

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

2.1 Total cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.2 Total cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.3 HDL cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.4 HDL cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.5 LDL cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.6 LDL cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.7 VLDL cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.8 VLDL lipoprotein

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.9 Triglycerides

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.10 Triglycerides 

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

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Comparison 1. Zinc supplementation versus placebo
Comparison 2. Zinc supplementation versus exercise

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 HOMA‐IR Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

2 Lipids Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

2.1 Total cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.2 HDL cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.3 LDL cholesterol

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.4 Triglycerides

1

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

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Comparison 2. Zinc supplementation versus exercise