Cochrane · systematic review · CD006881
Androgens for the anaemia of chronic kidney disease in adults
Yang, Q, Abudou, M, Xie, XS, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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
Comparison
Population: adults with the anaemia of chronic kidney disease
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Haematocrit (%) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 73 participants | Low |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 32 participants | Low |
Serum albumin (g/L) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 51 participants | Very low |
Adverse events | RR 7.72 [1.45, 41.12] | 2 studies · 83 participants | Very low |