Review Article

Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Cordyceps sinensis on Stable COPD of GOLD Stages 2–3: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies.

First author, yearNo. of participants randomized/assessed; dropoutsAge; Gender (M/F)COPD stageDuration of condition
(years)
Treatment duration; follow-up duration
(months)

Bai SR, 2016T:90/85;5T:58.7(12.5);49/41II,IIIT:6.5(3.3)T:6;0
C:90/83;7C:59.3(13.2):51/39C:6.3(3.2)C:6;0

Cao DC, 2016T:50/50;0T:66.33(4.21);30/20IINST:3;0
C:50/50;0C:64.45(5.11);28/22C:3:0

Dong KZ, 2016T:25/25;0T:65.2(3.2);18/7II,IIINST:3;0
C:25/25;0C:66.8(2.7);17/8C:3:0

Fei DL, 2010T: 45/45;0T:59.7(4.5);28/17II,IIIT:10.5(4.9)T: 3;0
C: 45/45;0C:57.9(4.1);26/19C:11.5(5.2)C: 3;0

He WJ, 2010T: 24/22;2T:55.36(9.03);15/7II,IIIT:12.22(2.75)T: 3;0
C: 24/23;1C:57.13(8.77);17/6C:11.56(3.08)C: 3;0

Hu QG, 2012T: 51/51;0T:65.41(12.23);34/17II,IIINST: 6;0
C: 50/50;0C:64.86(11.84);34/16C: 6;0

Huang DH, 2005T: 32/32;0T:69.5(11.8);21/11II,IIIT:8.5(3.2)T: 3;0
C: 31/31;0C:68.8(10.6);23/8C:8.3(3.5)C: 3;0

Liu JS, 2014T: 40/40;0Total:64.2(2.4);82/38II,IIITotal:15.2(3.9)T: 12;0
C: 40/40;0C: 12;0

Luo SW,2015T: 51/51;0T:72.3(8.5);33/18II,IIIT:14.7(5.3)T: 2;0
C: 51/51;0C:73.5(8.9);34/17C:15.1(5.7)C: 2;0

Tang CY, 2009T: 30/30;0T:63.2;27/3II,IIIT:7.2T: 6;6
C: 30/30;0C:65.5;26/4C:7.5C: 6;6

Wu HL, 2016T:46/46;0T:66.58(7.12);31/15II,IIIT:5.82(1.64)T:2;0
C:32/32;0C:66.34(7.09);21/11C:6.03(1.71)C:2;0

Xin DY, 2015T: 41/41;0T:58.6;21/20II,IIIT:10.2T: 1;0
C: 39/39;0C:57.9;19/20C:10.8C: 1;0

Yao JF, 2013T:30/27;3T:67.48(6.99);18/9IIIT:6.33(4.01)T: 3;0
C:30/25:5C:67.68(7.76);18/7C:4.68(3.16)C: 3;0

Zhou Y, 2014T:50/50;0T:62.8(6.2);29/21IIT:14.5(8.5)T: 6;6
C:50/50;0C:61.6(7.4);30/20C:13.5(9.5)C: 6;6

median.