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Table 4 Reporting of dietary supplement design elements

From: The effectiveness of melatonin for promoting healthy sleep: a rapid evidence assessment of the literature

 

Jet lag (n = 8)

Insomnia (n = 4)

Healthy volunteers (n = 15)

Shift workers (n = 8)

Total N (%)

Assessment of baseline exposure

0/8

2/4

2/15

0/8

4/35 (11%)

Control for background diet

5/8

1/4

11/15

4/8

21/35 (58%)

 Description of Melatonin preparation

1/8

3/4

11/15

5/8

20/35 (57%)

 Chemical analysis of Melatonin preparation

2/8

0/4

3/15

1/8

6/35 (17%)

 Absorption analysis of the Melatonin preparation

1/8

2/4

9/15

1/8

13/35 (37%)

Total N (%)

9/40 (22%)

8/20 (40%)

16/75 (48%)

11/40 (27%)

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