Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists

Elective/induced termination of pregnancy

R analysis
id Study   Lib. in paper Exposition period    Study type  Control type 
 
Tags OR 95%CI x1/n1 x0/n0 no cases no exposed ROB Ref.
S18768
R79863
Dao (Controls exposed to metformin/insulin), 2024 Pregnancy termination (Elective or medical termination of pregnancy) 1st trimester prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: Yes GLP1-RA indication: Mixed (Diabetes and/or Overweight) or Unspecified 3.89 [1.48;10.20]
excluded (control group)
23/168   6/156 29 168
ref
S18806
R80019
Dao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 Pregnancy termination (Elective or medical termination of pregnancy) 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: Yes GLP1-RA indication: Mixed (Diabetes and/or Overweight) or Unspecified 1.39 [0.66;2.93] 23/168   13/163 36 168
ref
Total 1 studies 1.39 [0.66;2.93] 36 168
x1: number of endpoints among exposed, n1: number of exposed; x0: number of endpoints among non exposed, n0: number of non exposed; C: calculated odds ratio from numbers of events and effectives

Forest plot

StudyTE95% CIn casesn exposedweightROBABCDEF Dao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024Dao, 2024 1 1.39[0.66; 2.93]361680%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: moderateROB classification: moderateROB missing: unclearROB mesure: criticalROB reporting: moderate0.55.01.0ROB: A: confounding, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.39[0.66; 2.93]36168 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 1 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 1.39[0.66; 2.93]36168 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 1 Tags Adjustment   - Yes  - Yes 1.39[0.66; 2.93]36168 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 1 GLP1-RA indication   - Mixed (Diabetes and/or Overweight) ...  - Mixed (Diabetes and/or Overweight) or Unspecified 1.39[0.66; 2.93]36168 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 1 All studiesAll studies 1.39[0.66; 2.93]36168 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 10.55.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Asymetry test p-value = NaN (by Egger's regression)

not enought points

p values plot

Funnel plot not drawn. Less than 3 points.

Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 18768

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 1.39[0.66; 2.93]36168 -NADao (Controls unexposed, sick), 2024 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 3.89[1.48; 10.21]29168 -NADao (Controls exposed to metformin/insulin), 2024 10.510.01.0