Comparison 11. inhaled steroid vs placebo ‐ Cochrane Concealment B.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Vertebral fractures	1	653	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.70 [0.42, 6.87]
2 Bone mineral density	2	348	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.05 [‐0.21, 0.31]
2.1 Change at femoral neck (% fall)	1	149	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.86 [‐0.85, 2.57]
2.2 Change at lumbar spine (% fall)	2	199	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.03 [‐0.24, 0.29]
3 PICP mcg/L	1	105	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	11.57 [‐3.11, 26.25]
4 Osteocalcin nmol/l	1	48	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.15 [‐0.27, ‐0.03]