Author(s)

Gangkui He ¹, Xiaodong Luo ¹, Kui Yuan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Dazhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Dazhou, Sichuan, China

Corresponding Author

ABSTRACT

We aim to assess the prevalence of pruritus or itching in adult patients taking Vitamin B supplementation. The method applied in this paper is a systemic search was conducted from electronic databases (PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar) from inception to 30th October 2023. All statistical analyses were conducted in Review Manager 5.4.1. Studies meeting inclusion criteria were selected. A random-effect model was used when heterogeneity was seen to pool the studies, and the result was reported in prevalence and their corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI). Five studies (three randomized controlled trials and two observational studies) were included in our analysis. We analyzed the prevalence of vitamin B3 (niacin) and B12 (cyanocobalamin). There was a statistically significant prevalence of pruritis in participants treated with niacin (prevalence = 18% (9%, 26%); p < 0.0001; I2 = 98%) and cyanocobalamin (prevalence = 46% (32%, 60%); p < 0.00001; I2 = Not applicable). Hence, the overall prevalence was (prevalence = 22% (14%, 31%); p < 0.00001; I2 = 98%).Our study showed that patients taking vitamin B3 supplementation and B12 supplementation had 18% and 46%, respectively, prevalence of pruritus. Overall, there was a 22% prevalence.

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Gangkui He, Xiaodong Luo, Kui Yuan, The relationship between B vitamin supplementation and pruritus incidence in adults a systematic review and meta-analysis. MEDS Clinical Medicine (2023) Vol. 4: 41-48. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medsc.2023.040807.

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