All patients
age >= 60 yr invasive ventilation non invasive oxygen
methylprednisolone in COVID 19 hospitalized - Summary of results Outcome TE 95% CI n k I2 ROB Pub. bias death D28detailed results Metcovid, 2020 0.92 [0.67; 1.28]
Tang X, 2020 0.98 [0.93; 1.02]
0.98 [0.93 ; 1.02 ] Metcovid, 2020, Tang X, 2020 2 0% 479 moderate not evaluable deathsdetailed results Metcovid, 2020 0.92 [0.67; 1.28]
Steroids-SARI, 2020 0.91 [0.29; 2.86]
Tang X, 2020 0.98 [0.93; 1.02]
0.98 [0.93 ; 1.02 ] Metcovid, 2020, Steroids-SARI, 2020, Tang X, 2020 3 0% 525 moderate not evaluable clinical deteriorationdetailed results Tang X, 2020 1.00 [0.13; 7.45]
1.00 [0.13 ; 7.45 ] Tang X, 2020 1 0% 86 NA not evaluable clinical improvementdetailed results Tang X, 2020 1.04 [0.67; 1.62]
1.04 [0.67 ; 1.62 ] Tang X, 2020 1 0% 86 NA not evaluable clinical improvement (14-day)detailed results Tang X, 2020 1.33 [0.57; 3.11]
1.33 [0.57 ; 3.11 ] Tang X, 2020 1 0% 86 NA not evaluable clinical improvement (time to event analysis only)detailed results Tang X, 2020 1.04 [0.67; 1.62]
1.04 [0.67 ; 1.62 ] Tang X, 2020 1 0% 86 NA not evaluable mechanical ventilationdetailed results Metcovid, 2020 1.19 [0.56; 2.49]
1.19 [0.56 ; 2.49 ] Metcovid, 2020 1 0% 188 NA not evaluable viral clearance detailed results Tang X, 2020 1.78 [1.06; 3.00]
1.78 [1.06 ; 3.00 ] Tang X, 2020 1 0% 86 NA not evaluable viral clearance (time to event analysis only)detailed results Tang X, 2020 1.78 [1.06; 3.00]
1.78 [1.06 ; 3.00 ] Tang X, 2020 1 0% 86 NA not evaluable ICU admissiondetailed results Tang X, 2020 1.00 [0.13; 7.45]
1.00 [0.13 ; 7.45 ] Tang X, 2020 1 0% 86 NA not evaluable superinfectiondetailed results Metcovid, 2020 0.98 [0.65; 1.47]
0.98 [0.65 ; 1.47 ] Metcovid, 2020 1 0% 393 NA not evaluable 0.5 5.0 1.0 relative treatment effect www.metaEvidence.org 2025-03-09 15:28 +01:00
TE: relative treatment effect (measured by a risk ratio, an odds ratio or an hazard ratio depending on what is reported in the papers);
k: number of studies; n: total number of patients;
ROB: risk of bias (ROB 2.0); Pub. bias: publication bias; OBS: observational studies; RCT: randomized clinical trials
studied treatment is better when TE > 1;
studied treatment is better when TE < 1;
pathologies: 95,94,90,91
- treatments: 733
- roots T: 290