Valproate (Epilepsy) updated on 04-22-2025

Jaundice / Icterus

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.
S6687
R18659		 D'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 1991 Jaundice throughout pregnancy prospective cohort unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No Matched 23.80 [0.39;1463.90] C
excluded (control group) 		0/1   2/62 2 1
ref
S6695
R18820		 D'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 Jaundice throughout pregnancy prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 4.33 [0.06;320.42] C 0/1   1/8 1 1
ref
Total 1 studies 4.33 [0.06;320.42] 1 1
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 D'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991D'Souza, 1991 1 4.33[0.06; 320.42]110%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA0.910.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 4.33[0.06; 320.42]11 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 4.33[0.06; 320.42]11 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 4.33[0.06; 320.42]11 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 All studiesAll studies 4.33[0.06; 320.42]11 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 10.510.01.0

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 6687

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) Out of scale23.80[0.39; 1463.90]21 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 1991 1 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 4.33[0.06; 320.42]11 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 10.510.01.0