Phenobarbital (Epilepsy) updated on 04-22-2025

Learning disorders

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.
S5526
R19257		 Van der Pol (Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 1991 Poor arithmetic (Dutch test) throughout pregnancy prospective cohort unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No Matched 13.13 [1.66;103.68] C
excluded (control group) 		3/7   2/37 5 7
ref
S6824
R19309		 Van der Pol (Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 Poor spelling (Dutch test) throughout pregnancy prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 13.75 [1.48;127.48] C 5/7   2/13 7 7
ref
Total 1 studies 13.75 [1.48;127.48] 7 7
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 Van der Pol (Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991Van der Pol, 1991 1 13.75[1.48; 127.48]770%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: moderateROB missing: criticalROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate0.950.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 13.75[1.48; 127.48]77 -NAVan der Pol (Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 13.75[1.48; 127.48]77 -NAVan der Pol (Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 13.75[1.48; 127.48]77 -NAVan der Pol (Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 1 All studiesAll studies 13.75[1.48; 127.48]77 -NAVan der Pol (Phenobarbital) (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 5526

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) Out of scale13.13[1.66; 103.68]57 -NAVan der Pol (Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 1991 1 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls Out of scale13.75[1.48; 127.48]77 -NAVan der Pol (Phenobarbital) (Controls unexposed, sick), 1991 10.510.01.0