Table 1 Summary table of compound comparisons.

From: Comparative efficacy of topical interventions for facial photoaging: a network meta-analysis

Treatment

Improvement of fine wrinkle (OR, 95% CI)

Improvement of coarse wrinkle (OR, 95% CI)

Improvement of hyperpigmentation (OR, 95% CI)

Improvement of roughness (OR, 95% CI)

Safety (OR, 95% CI)

Adapalene

9.29 (0.95, 90.92)

–

–

–

0.77 (0.04, 13.5)

Glycolic acid

2.36 (0.56, 10.06)

1.29 (0.43, 3.85)

1.55 (0.11, 22.24)

–

0.46 (0.11, 2.04)

Isotretinoin

116.23 (19.08, 708.19)

–

–

–

0.27 (0.05, 1.58)

Retinol

14.10 (4.80, 41.38)

2.73 (1.12, 6.68)

2.60 (0.55, 12.29)

5.49 (1.46, 20.66)

0.48 (0.18, 1.33)

Tazarotene

3.95 (1.41, 11.10)

1.84 (1.22, 2.76)

2.18 (0.61, 7.85)

1.00 (0.42, 2.37)

0.26 (0.11, 0.61)

Topical bakuchiol

9.40 (0.66, 134.36)

–

–

–

0.44 (0.02, 8.93)

Tretinoin

6.87 (2.88, 15.37)

1.94 (1.25, 3.01)

4.78 (1.85, 12.33)

2.59 (1.35, 4.99)

0.77 (0.42,1.41)