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. 2019 Jan 28;2019(1):CD011651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011651.pub2

Comparison 10. Effects of school‐based asthma interventions vs usual care subgrouped by number of consistent conditions (use of theory, parental involvement, not in own time).

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Exacerbations leading to emergency department (ED) visits 13   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 0.70 [0.53, 0.92]
1.1 No conditions 0   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
1.2 One condition 3   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 0.56 [0.33, 0.97]
1.3 Two conditions 7   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 0.67 [0.49, 0.94]
1.4 Three conditions 3   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 1.48 [0.65, 3.40]
2 Absence from school 10   Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI) ‐0.07 [‐0.22, 0.08]
2.1 No conditions 0   Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.2 One condition 3   Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI) 0.02 [‐0.08, 0.11]
2.3 Two conditions 4   Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI) ‐0.16 [‐0.43, 0.11]
2.4 Three conditions 3   Std. Mean Difference (Random, 95% CI) 0.07 [‐0.22, 0.37]
3 Withdrawal from the study 13   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 1.14 [0.92, 1.43]
3.1 No conditions 0   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.2 One condition 1   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 0.61 [0.30, 1.26]
3.3 Two conditions 7   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 1.22 [0.83, 1.80]
3.4 Three conditions 5   Odds Ratio (Random, 95% CI) 1.22 [0.91, 1.64]