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. 2019 May 6;2019:1825750. doi: 10.1155/2019/1825750

Table 5.

Assessment of quality of evidence.

Question: Should Jinlida plus Antidiabetics versus Antidiabetics be used in Antidiabetics?
Bibliography: Jinlida plus Antidiabetics versus Antidiabetics for T2DM

Quality assessment Summary of Findings

Participants
(studies)
Follow up
Risk of
bias
Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Publication
bias
Overall
quality of
evidence
Study event rates (%) Relative
Effect
(95%
CI)
Anticipated absolute
effects
With Control With Jinlida
Plus
Antidiabetics
Risk
With Control
Risk
difference
with Jinlida
plus
Antidiabetics
(95% CI)

HbA1C (CRITICAL OUTCOME: better indicated by higher values)

1810 (15 studies) 12 weeks no serious risk of bias1 no serious inconsistency no serious indirectness no serious imprecision undetected ⊕⊕⊕⊕ HIGH1 902 908 - The mean hba1c in the intervention groups was 0.65 lower (0.73 to 0.56 lower)

FBG (CRITICAL OUTCOME: better indicated by higher values)

1820 (15 studies) 12 weeks no serious risk of bias1 no serious inconsistency no serious indirectness no serious imprecision undetected ⊕⊕⊕⊕ HIGH1 907 913 - The mean fbg in the intervention groups was 0.89 lower (1.08 to 0.7 lower)

2hPG (CRITICAL OUTCOME: better indicated by higher values)

1820 (15 studies) 12 weeks no serious risk of bias1 no serious inconsistency no serious indirectness no serious imprecision undetected ⊕⊕⊕⊕ HIGH1 907 913 - The mean 2hpg in the intervention groups was 1.62 lower (1.93 to 1.32 lower)

HOMA-β (IMPORTANT OUTCOME: better indicated by lower values)

992 (7 studies) 12 weeks serious1 no serious inconsistency no serious indirectness no serious imprecision1 reporting bias strongly suspected ⊕⊕⊝⊝ LOW1 due to risk of bias, publication bias 499 493 - The mean homa-β in the intervention groups was 0.5 lower (0.62 to 0.37 lower)

Question: Should Jinlida plus Antidiabetics versus Antidiabetics be used in Antidiabetics?
Bibliography: Jinlida plus Antidiabetics versus Antidiabetics for T2DM

Quality assessment Summary of Findings

Participants
(studies)
Follow up
Risk of
bias
Inconsistency Indirectness Imprecision Publication
bias
Overall
quality of
evidence
Study event rates (%) Relative
Effect
(95%
CI)
Anticipated absolute
effects
With
Control
With Jinlida
Plus
Antidiabetics
Risk
With
Control
Risk
difference
with Jinlida
plus
Antidiabetics
(95% CI)

HOMA-IR (IMPORTANT OUTCOME: better indicated by lower values)

1084 (8 studies) 12 weeks serious1 no serious inconsistency no serious indirectness1 no serious imprecision1 reporting bias strongly suspected ⊕⊕⊝⊝ LOW1 due to risk of bias, publication bias 539 545 - The mean homa-ir in the intervention groups was 1.82 lower (3.1 to 0.54 lower)

BMI (IMPORTANT OUTCOME: better indicated by lower values)

686 (5 studies) 12 weeks serious1 no serious inconsistency no serious indirectness no serious imprecision1 reporting bias strongly suspected ⊕⊕⊝⊝ LOW1 due to risk of bias, publication bias 343 343 - The mean bmi in the intervention groups was 1.07 lower (2.08 to 0.06 lower)

1No explanation was provided.