Review Article

Efficacy of Lianhua Qingwen Compared with Conventional Drugs in the Treatment of Common Pneumonia and COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Meta-Analysis

Table 4

Results of the meta-regression.

SubjectPublication yearSample sizeQuality score

Common pneumoniaFlu-like symptoms = 0.190 = 0.070 = 0.330
Sputum = 0.947 = 0.823 = 0.131
Pulmonary rales = 0.150 = 0.480 = 0.510
Pulmonary imaging improvement = 1.000 = 0.770 = 0.960
Healing period = 0.850 = 0.990 = 0.150