Cochrane · systematic review · CD009471
Inhaled corticosteroids in children with persistent asthma: effects on growth
Zhang, L, Prietsch, SOM, Ducharme, FM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
AirwaysAMSTAR 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 100%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: children up to 18 years of age with persistent asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Linear growth velocity in first year of treatment (cm/y) | no estimate extracted | 14 studies · 5717 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Change from baseline in height over first year of treatment (cm) | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 3275 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Change in height standard deviation score (SDS) in first year of treatment | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 258 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |