Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Lung function | |||||
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Systematic review |
445 people 10 RCTs in this analysis |
Proportion of people with at least a 20% improvement in baseline FEV1
with oral corticosteroid with placebo Absolute results not reported |
WMD 10% 95% CI 2% to 18% When 5 RCTs not meeting all quality criteria were included in the analysis, the difference in effect size was 11% (95% CI 4% to 18%) |
Effect size not calculated | oral corticosteroid |