Table 2.
Sensitive analysis of the results of any adverse effects and clinical recovery
| Outcome | Any adverse effects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study omitted | RR | 95% CI | I2 | P-value* |
| Cavalcanti et al 2020 (HCQ alone) | 1.45 | 1.02–1.89 | 51.8% | <0.001 |
| Cavalcanti et al 2020 (HCQ+Azi) | 1.37 | 1.11–1.63 | 45.9% | <0.001 |
| Chen Jun et al 2020 | 1.46 | 1.09–1.83 | 51.9% | <0.001 |
| Huang et al 2020 | 1.55 | 1.29–1.83 | 37.8% | <0.001 |
| Lyngbakken et al 2020 | 1.55 | 1.21–1.89 | 34.5% | <0.001 |
| Self et al 2020 | 1.48 | 1.09–1.87 | 51.4% | <0.001 |
| Skipper et al 2020 | 1.34 | 1.01–1.69 | 31.1% | <0.001 |
| Tang et al 2020 |
1.48 |
1.10–1.74 |
37.9% |
<0.001 |
| Outcome |
Clinical recovery |
|||
| Abd-Elsalam et al 2020 | 1.01 | 0.90–1.11 | 0.0% | >0.05 |
| Cheng et al 2020 | 1.03 | 0.93–1.14 | 44.6% | >0.05 |
| Huang et al 2020 | 1.02 | 0.92–1.13 | 47.0% | >0.05 |
| Self et al 2020 | 1.03 | 0.93–1.14 | 44.6% | >0.05 |
| Tang et al 2020 | 1.01 | 0.94–1.09 | 46.8% | >0.05 |
| Zhaowei Chen et al 2020 | 1.00 | 0.93–1.08 | 21.4% | >0.05 |
* value for heterogeneity among studies assessed with Cochran’s Q test.