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Table 6 the function index at week 4, 8, 12

From: Effectiveness of Boswellia and Boswellia extract for osteoarthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Secondary outcomes

Overall effect

Heterogeneity test

Figure

Reference

MD

95%CI

P

Tau2

I2 (%)

P

Statistical method

Studies (N)

Sample size (N)

WOMAC pain at 4 weeks

− 7.18

− 10.56, − 3.80

<0.0001

9.23

81

0.0003

Random inverse variance

3

186

Fig S10

[24, 26, 33]

WOMAC pain at 8 weeks

− 8.95

−13.56, − 4.35

0.0001

14.91

84

0.0004

Random inverse variance

2

127

Fig S11

[24, 26]

WOMAC pain at 12 weeks

− 12.79

−18.41, − 7.43

<0.00001

22.56

94

<0.00001

Random inverse variance

3

262

Fig S12

[24, 26]