Cochrane · systematic review · CD004246

Efavirenz or nevirapine in three‐drug combination therapy with two nucleoside or nucleotide‐reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral‐naïve individuals

Mbuagbaw, L, Mursleen, S, Irlam, JH, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Infectious Diseases2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
19
current version
GRADE rated
19
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 5.3%Low 6 · 31.6%Moderate 9 · 47.4%High 3 · 15.8%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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'Summary of findings' table 1

Population: antiretroviral‐naïve individuals
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Virological success
RR 1.04 [0.99, 1.09]10 studies · 2438 participantsHigh
Mortality
RR 0.84 [0.59, 1.19]8 studies · 2317 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Progression to AIDS
RR 1.23 [0.72, 2.11]5 studies · 2005 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
All severe adverse events
RR 0.91 [0.71, 1.18]8 studies · 2329 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Discontinuation rate
RR 0.93 [0.69, 1.25]9 studies · 2384 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Change in CD4 count
no estimate extracted9 studies · 1829 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Treatment failure
RR 0.97 [0.76, 1.24]5 studies · 737 participantsLow

'Summary of findings' table 2

Population: antiretroviral‐naïve individuals
12 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Severe adverse events: central nervous system
RR 4.46 [1.65, 12.03]6 studies · 2049 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Severe adverse events: gastrointestinal
RR 0.76 [0.48, 1.21]6 studies · 2049 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Severe adverse events: pyrexia
RR 0.65 [0.15, 2.73]3 studies · 1799 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe adverse events: raised transaminases
RR 0.52 [0.35, 0.78]3 studies · 1299 participantsHigh
Severe adverse events: raised alkaline phosphatase
RR 0.65 [0.17, 2.5]1 study · 1007 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe adverse events: raised amylase
RR 1.4 [0.72, 2.73]2 studies · 1071 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe adverse events: raised triglycerides
RR 1.1 [0.39, 3.13]2 studies · 1071 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe adverse events: neutropenia
RR 0.48 [0.28, 0.82]3 studies · 1799 participantsHigh
Severe adverse events: rash
RR 0.58 [0.34, 1]7 studies · 2277 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe adverse events: serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)
no estimate extracted1 study · 135 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe adverse events: serum glutamic‐ pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)
no estimate extracted1 study · 135 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Raised cholesterol
RR 6.03 [0.75, 48.78]1 study · 64 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision