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. 2011 Jun 6;2011:1502.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Lung function
[55]
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