Comparison 26. Ketoconazole vs steroids ‐ Subgroup analysis by dose.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Failure to achieve complete resolution	6	302	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.17 [0.95, 1.44]
1.1 28% per week	2	81	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.27 [0.65, 2.50]
1.2 14% per week	2	103	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.06 [0.49, 2.30]
1.3 2% to 7% per week	2	118	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.17 [0.97, 1.42]
2 Failure to achieve complete resolution (long term)	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2.1 28% per week	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.2 2% to 7% per week	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Erythema ‐ Failure to achieve complete resolution	2	195	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.51 [0.19, 1.38]
3.1 2% to 7% per week	2	195	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.51 [0.19, 1.38]
4 Decrease in scaling score	5	329	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.19 [‐0.13, 0.51]
4.1 14% per week	2	110	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.02 [‐0.52, 0.48]
4.2 2% to 7% per week	3	219	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.32 [‐0.12, 0.77]