Carbimazole, Thiamazole (Methimazole)

Ear, face and neck anomalies

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.
S3447
R6440
Andersen (control exposed to PTU), 2019 Face, neck, others (Q18) early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.08 [0.00;1.56] C
excluded (control group)
0/1,574   3/889 3 1,574
ref
S3446
R6425
Andersen (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Face, neck, others (Q18) early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective unexposed, disease free Adjustment: No 0.41 [0.03;6.49] C 0/1,574   907/1,159,181 907 1,574
ref
S3337
R5704
Andersen 2017 (control exposed to PTU), 2017 Ear, face and neck early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.27 [0.01;5.60] C
excluded (control group)
0/162   2/218 2 162
ref
S3335
R5669
Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, disease free), 2017 Ear, face and neck early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No 0.76 [0.05;12.25] C
excluded (control group)
0/162   2,759/682,343 2,759 162
ref
S3336
R5683
Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 Ear, face and neck early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 0.87 [0.05;15.81] C 0/162   5/1,551 5 162
ref
Total 2 studies 0.58 [0.08;4.33] 912 1,736
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 Andersen (control unexposed, disease free), 2019Andersen, 2019 1 0.41[0.03; 6.49]9071,57452%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: moderateROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017Andersen 2017, 2017 2 0.87[0.05; 15.81]516248%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: moderateROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Total (2 studies) I2 = 0% 0.58[0.08; 4.33]9121,7360.22.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: control unexposed, disease free; 2: control unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 0.58[0.08; 4.33]9121,7360%NAAndersen (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 0.41[0.03; 6.49]9071,574 -NAAndersen (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 1 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 0.87[0.05; 15.81]5162 -NAAndersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 0.58[0.08; 4.33]9121,7360%NAAndersen (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 2 All studiesAll studies 0.58[0.08; 4.33]9121,7360%NAAndersen (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 20.210.01.0

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 3337, 3335, 3447

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 0.56[0.08; 3.95]3,6661,7360%NAAndersen (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, disease free), 2017 2 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 0.87[0.05; 15.81]5162 -NAAndersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls Out of scale0.14[0.02; 1.21]51,7360%NAAndersen (control exposed to PTU), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control exposed to PTU), 2017 20.510.01.0