TABLE 4.
Comparison of clinical symptoms between the treatment group and control group.
| Outcome measure | No. of trials | Samples | Statistical method | Effect estimate | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Events/intervention | Events/control | |||||
| Fever cases | 3 | 296 | 171/185 | 90/111 | RR (random) 95%CI | 0.11 (−0.10, 0.33) | 0.31 |
| Cough cases | 3 | 260 | 135/167 | 56/93 | RR (fixed) 95%CI | 1.37 (1.15, 1.65) | 0.0006 |
| Fatigue cases | 2 | 163 | 98/116 | 32/47 | RR (random) 95%CI | 1.20 (0.85, 1.69) | 0.3 |
| Symptom score of fever | 3 | 433 | — | — | RR (random) 95%CI | −0.62 (−0.79, −0.45) | < 0.00001 |
| symptom score of cough | 3 | 433 | — | — | RR (random) 95%CI | −1.18 (−1.34, −1.03) | < 0.00001 |
| Symptom score of fatigue | 3 | 433 | — | — | RR (random) 95%CI | −0.60 (−1.04, −0.17) | 0.007 |