Comparison 1. Gold versus placebo.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Steroid dose reduction	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2 Treatment success (significant steroid reduction)	2	283	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.51 [0.31, 0.83]
3 FEV1	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
4 Exacerbations	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5 Exacerbations (hospital episodes)	1		Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
6 Haematology	1		Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
7 Proteinuria	2	285	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.42 [0.61, 3.27]
8 Dermatitis/eczema	2	303	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.05 [0.89, 4.71]