Study	Glucocorticosteroids			Placebo/no intervention
	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD	n
Campra 1973	33.3	1.48	22	30.08	0.66	28
Maddrey 1978	33	2	23	30	2	27
Depew 1980	32	0.17	15	25.8	0.13	13
Carithers 1989	27	0.35	36	29	0.4	31
Ramond 1992	33	0.17	32	30	0.37	29
n: number of participants; SD: standard deviation.