| Study ID | Beta‐agonist arm | Placebo arm | Correlation | ||||
| Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | ||
| Anderson 2001 Salb Disk | 13.42 | 13.23 | 27 | 39.4 | 17.58 | 27 | 0.46 |
| Anderson 2001 Salb MDI | 8.51 | 13.75 | 27 | 39.4 | 17.58 | 27 | 0.46 |
| Blake 1999 Salb 180 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 25 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 24 | |
| Blake 1999 Salm 25 | 7.99 | 10.2 | 26 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 23 | |
| Blake 1999 Salm 50 | 7.34 | 10.3 | 24 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 23 | |
| Boner 1994 Form 12 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 15 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 15 | |
| Bronski 1995 Salb MDI | 16.0 | 11.0 | 44 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 44 | |
| Bronski 1995 Salb Pwd | 26.0 | 13.0 | 44 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 44 | |
| Bronski 1999 Salm Disk | 5.6 | 10.2 | 24 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 24 | |
| Bronski 1999 Salm Diskhal | 5.7 | 6.36 | 24 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 24 | |
| Bronski 2002 Form 12 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 18 | |
| Bronski 2002 Form 24 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 17 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 18 | |
| Bronski 2002 Salb | 8.6 | 0.0 | 17 | 37.1 | 0.0 | 18 | |
| Carlsen 1995 Salm 25 | 19.0 | 16.7 | 23 | 30.0 | 16.7 | 23 | |
| Carlsen 1995 Salm 50 | 18.0 | 14.3 | 23 | 30.0 | 16.7 | 23 | |
| Cavagni 1993 Salb Jet | 7.15 | 4.9 | 8 | 34.7 | 22.3 | 8 | |
| Cavagni 1993 Salb MDI | 15.9 | 9.3 | 9 | 28.9 | 21.8 | 9 | |
| Clarke 1990 Fen | ‐19.9 | 0.0 | 20 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 20 | |
| Daugbjerg 1996 Form 12 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 16 | |
| Debelic 1988 Reproterol | 12.6 | 0.0 | 16 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 16 | |
| DeBenedictis 1996 Salm 25 | 19.0 | 12.0 | 12 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 12 | 0.28 |
| DeBenedictis 1996 Salm 50 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 12 | 35.0 | 16.0 | 12 | 0.33 |
| DeBenedictis 1998 Salb | 3.7 | 4.4 | 12 | 25.7 | 18.9 | 12 | |
| Del Col 1993 Salb Jet | 20.76 | 2.1 | 15 | 29.14 | 15.1 | 15 | |
| Del Col 1993 Salb MDI | 12.37 | 5.1 | 15 | 26.6 | 16.1 | 15 | |
| Dinh Xuan 1989 Terb | ‐2.24 | 17.7 | 10 | 35.2 | 22.1 | 10 | |
| Egglestone 1981 Terb 250 | 10.0 | 8.24 | 17 | 32.0 | 16.49 | 17 | |
| Ferrari 2000 Form 12 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 14 | 29.3 | 14.3 | 14 | |
| Green 1992 Salm 50 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 13 | 26.6 | 10.27 | 13 | 0.30 |
| Gronnerod 2000 Form 4.5 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 27 | 18.4 | 10.1 | 27 | |
| Gronnerod 2000 Form 9 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 27 | 18.4 | 10.1 | 27 | |
| Gronnerod 2000 Terb 500 | 3.3 | 10.2 | 27 | 18.4 | 10.1 | 27 | |
| Hawksworth 2002 Salb HFA | 15.4 | 9 | 23 | 33.7 | 8.3 | 24 | |
| Hawksworth 2002 Salb MDI | 14.9 | 9 | 24 | 33.7 | 8.3 | 24 | |
| Henricksen 1983 Terb | 26.0 | 22.4 | 14 | 37.0 | 14.9 | 14 | |
| Henricksen 1992 Salb | 18.0 | 17.3 | 12 | 44.0 | 13.8 | 12 | |
| Henriksen 1992 Form 12 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 12 | 44.0 | 13.8 | 12 | |
| Hills 1976 Salb | ‐4.6 | 0.0 | 19 | 35.5 | 0.0 | 19 | |
| Hills 1976 Salmefamol | ‐2.6 | 0.0 | 19 | 35.5 | 0.0 | 19 | |
| Kemp 1994 Salb | 7.0 | 0.0 | 54 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 52 | |
| Kemp 1994 Salm 42 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 53 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 52 | |
| Konig 1981 Metaprot | 19.0 | 12.0 | 24 | 36.0 | 15.0 | 24 | |
| Konig 1984 Fen 0.4 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 12 | 27.8 | 14.9 | 12 | |
| Konig 1984 Fen 0.8 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 12 | 27.8 | 14.9 | 12 | |
| Larsson 1982 Fen | ‐2.7 | 0.0 | 8 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 8 | |
| McAlpine 1990 Form 12 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 11 | 32.7 | 16.5 | 11 | |
| McFadden 1986 Salb (I) | 1.1 | 0.0 | 15 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 15 | |
| McFadden 1986 Salb (II) | ‐1.1 | 0.0 | 20 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 20 | |
| Morton 1989 Rimet | 2.8 | 5.5 | 10 | 24.5 | 8.4 | 10 | |
| Newnham 1993 Salb 200 | 3.8 | 18.2 | 11 | 27.1 | 15.9 | 11 | |
| Newnham 1993 Salm 50 | 12.8 | 16.9 | 12 | 32.0 | 23.2 | 11 | |
| Patel 1986 Salb 200 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 9 | |
| Patel 1986 Tulob 200 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 9 | |
| Patel 1986 Tulob 400 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | 9 | |
| Patessio 1991 Form 24 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 12 | |
| Pearlman 2006 Form 12 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 22 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 20 | |
| Pearlman 2006 Form 24 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 23 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 20 | |
| Pearlman 2006 Salb 180 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 22 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 19 | |
| Pearlman 2007 Salb 90 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 15 | 22.5 | 10.8 | 15 | 0.39 |
| Philip 2007 Salm 50 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 46 | 21.8 | 8.1 | 46 | |
| Richter 2002 Form 12 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 24 | 25.1 | 12.2 | 24 | |
| Richter 2002 Salm 50 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 24 | 25.1 | 12.2 | 24 | |
| Richter 2002 Terb 500 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 24 | 25.1 | 12.2 | 24 | |
| Shapiro 2002 Form 12 | 12.4 | 14.6 | 19 | 32.9 | 16.8 | 17 | |
| Shapiro 2002 Form 24 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17 | 32.9 | 16.8 | 17 | |
| Shapiro 2002 Salb 180 | 10.0 | 18.6 | 19 | 31.1 | 18.7 | 17 | |
| Sturani 1983 Fen 400 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 12 | 36.0 | 6.9 | 12 | |
| Sturani 1983 Salb 200 | 23.2 | 8.6 | 12 | 36.0 | 6.9 | 12 | |
| VanHaitsma 2010 Salb | 4.0 | 16.4 | 10 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 10 | |
| Vasquez 1984 Salb 400 | ‐0.3 | 4.9 | 13 | 14.3 | 9.8 | 12 | |
| Walker 1986 Bitolterol | 5.0 | 11.4 | 12 | 23.2 | 16.2 | 12 | |
| Wolley 1990 Terb 500 | 17.0 | 6.9 | 12 | 34.0 | 13.8 | 12 | |