Triptans

Minor congenital malformations

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.
S3510
R6886
Spielmann (Control mainly exposed other treatments, sick), 2017 Minor birth defects 1st trimester prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 1.23 [0.54;2.83] C
excluded (control group)
11/320   12/427 23 320
ref
S3509
R6862
Spielmann (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017 Minor birth defects 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed, disease free Adjustment: No 1.71 [0.85;3.44] C 11/320   31/1,520 42 320
ref
S3593
R7293
O'Quinn - Sumatriptan, 1999 Minor malformations 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 0.12 [0.01;2.29] C 0/67   4/77 4 67
ref
Total 2 studies 0.68 [0.06;8.05] 46 387
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 Spielmann (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017Spielmann, 2017 1 1.71[0.85; 3.44]4232065%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA O'Quinn - Sumatriptan, 1999O'Quinn - Sumatriptan, 1999 0.12[0.01; 2.29]46735%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (2 studies) I2 = 66% 0.68[0.06; 8.05]463870.05.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Control unexposed, disease free;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 0.68[0.06; 8.05]4638766%NASpielmann (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017 O'Quinn - Sumatriptan, 1999 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.71[0.85; 3.44]42320 -NASpielmann (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017 1 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 0.12[0.01; 2.29]467 -NAO'Quinn - Sumatriptan, 1999 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 0.68[0.06; 8.05]4638766%NASpielmann (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017 O'Quinn - Sumatriptan, 1999 2 All studiesAll studies 0.68[0.06; 8.05]4638766%NASpielmann (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017 O'Quinn - Sumatriptan, 1999 20.05.01.0

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 3510

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.71[0.85; 3.44]42320 -NASpielmann (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017 1 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls Out of scale0.12[0.01; 2.29]467 -NAO'Quinn - Sumatriptan, 1999 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.23[0.54; 2.83]23320 -NASpielmann (Control mainly exposed other treatments, sick), 2017 10.510.01.0