Comparison 1. Moxibustion treatment vs no treatment.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to 4)	1	72	Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.5 [0.10, 2.56]
2 WBC count (× 109/L)	1	80	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.77 [0.76, 2.78]
3 Haemoglobin (g/L)	1	66	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.33 [0.59, 2.07]
4 Platelets (× 109/L)	1	65	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	30.80 [8.03, 53.57]
5 CD3 (g/L)	1	57	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	5.30 [1.46, 9.14]
6 CD4 (g/L)	2	113	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	5.42 [3.01, 7.82]
7 CD8 (g/L)	2		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
8 IgA (g/L)	2		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
9 IgM (g/L)	2		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
10 IgG (g/L)	2		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only