Valproate (Epilepsy) updated on 04-22-2025

Neonatal tachypnea

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
R18664		 D'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 1991 Transient tachypnoea throughout pregnancy prospective cohort unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No Matched 123.00 [1.00;15058.31] C
excluded (control group) 		0/1   0/62 0 1
ref
S6695
R18825		 D'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 Transient tachypnoea throughout pregnancy prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 15.00 [0.12;1923.88] C 0/1   0/8 0 1
ref
Total 1 studies 15.00 [0.12;1923.88] 0 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 15.00[0.12; 1923.88]010%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA0.950.01.0ROB: 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 15.00[0.12; 1923.88]-1 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 15.00[0.12; 1923.88]-1 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 15.00[0.12; 1923.88]-1 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 All studiesAll studies 15.00[0.12; 1923.88]-1 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 10.550.01.0

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 scale123.00[1.00; 15058.31]-1 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 1991 1 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls Out of scale15.00[0.12; 1923.88]-1 -NAD'Souza (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 10.510.01.0