Characteristic Study ID	Intervention(s) and comparator(s)	Sex [female %]	Age [mean years (SD)]	BMI [mean kg/m2 (SD)]	Co‐medications / Co‐interventions	Co‐morbidities
Liu 2008	Zhusuan Huoxue decoction plus lifestyle intervention	20	60 (13)	‐	Lifestyle intervention	Hyperuricaemia
	Fenofibrate capsules plus lifestyle intervention	13	60 (11)	‐	Lifestyle intervention	Hyperuricaemia
Miao 2008	Huoxue Huayu Tongluo decoction plus gemfibrozil	40	54 (8)	‐	Gemfibrozil tablets	Type 2 diabetes, hypertension (12), coronary heart disease (9)
	Gemfibrozil tablets	43	54 (8)	‐	Gemfibrozil tablets	Type 2 diabetes, hypertension (12), coronary heart disease (7)
Tan 2010	Chushi Huayu decoction	‐	‐	‐	None	Hyperuricaemia, hypertension (9), diabetes (3), coronary heart disease (8), kidney stones (4)
	Benzbromarone tablets	‐	‐	‐	None	Hyperuricaemia, hypertension (6), diabetes (1), coronary heart disease (6), kidney stones (3)
Footnotes "‐" denotes not reported; BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation