Table 2.
Subgroup analysis.
| Subgroup | ALT | AST | GGT | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | SMD [95%CI] | p value | I 2 | Study | SMD [95%CI] | p value | I 2 | Study | SMD [95%CI] | p value | I 2 | |
| Total | 9 | −0.15 [−0.45, 0.15] | 0.33 | 62% | 8 | −0.29 [−0.48, −0.10] | 0.003 | 10% | 8 | −0.07 [−0.26, 0.12] | 0.46 | 30% |
| Dose | ||||||||||||
| ≥2000mg | 5 | −0.06 [−0.57, 0.44] | 0.8 | 73% | 4 | -0.10 [−0.37, 0.17] | 0.45 | 0% | 4 | 0.18 [−0.09, 0.45] | 0.2 | 0% |
| <2000mg | 4 | −0.27 [−0.61, 0.07] | 0.12 | 38% | 4 | −0.46 [−0.72, −0.20] | 0.0006 | 0% | 4 | −0.31 [−0.57, −0.04] | 0.02 | 0% |
| Time of duration | ||||||||||||
| >12 weeks | 5 | −0.50 [−0.74, −0.26] | <0.0001 | 0% | 4 | −0.46 [−0.71, −0.20] | 0.0004 | 0% | 4 | −0.24 [−0.50, 0.01] | 0.06 | 0% |
| ≤12 weeks | 4 | 0.23 [−0.05, 0.51] | 0.1 | 0% | 4 | −0.08 [−0.36, 0.20] | 0.56 | 0% | 4 | 0.14 [−0.14, 0.42] | 0.33 | 16% |