[Retracted] Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Glucocorticoids on Adult Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Table 2

Subgroup analysis of glucocorticoids on mortality in adult ARDS patients.

Group	Sample size (hormone group/control group)	Events (hormone group/control group)	RR	95% CI	P	I^2 (%)
Hormone doses
Medium and small dose	551/525	152/203	0.73	0.58–0.92	0.007	34
High doses	183/182	50/71	0.70	0.36–1.38	0.31	82
The start time of hormone therapy
Early delivery	468/481	133/193	0.74	0.56–0.99	0.04	55
Late delivery	266/226	69/81	0.68	0.47–0.99	0.05	38
Duration of hormone therapy
Within 7 days	319/324	89/114	0.81	0.57–1.15	0.24	55
More than 7 days	415/383	113/160	0.66	0.50–0.88	0.005	40