Amitriptyline updated on 07-01-2025

Low birth weight (< 2500g)

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.
S18423
R77975
Lee (Controls exposed to SSRI), 2025 Low birth weight (birth weight <2500 g) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort (claims database) exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No Monotherapy: substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.03 [0.68;1.55] C
excluded (control group)
31/301   147/1,465 178 301
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S18411
R77760
Lee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Low birth weight (birth weight <2500 g) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.11 [0.76;1.61] 31/301   31,347/463,440 31,378 301
ref
Total 1 studies 1.11 [0.76;1.62] 31,378 301
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 Lee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025Lee, 2025 1 1.11[0.76; 1.61]31,3783010%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate0.55.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, general pop;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.11[0.76; 1.62]31,378301 -NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 1 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.11[0.76; 1.62]31,378301 -NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 1 Tags Adjustment   - Yes  - Yes 1.11[0.76; 1.62]31,378301 -NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 1 Monotherapy   - substance alone among all Antidep ( ...  - substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.11[0.76; 1.62]31,378301 -NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 1 All studiesAll studies 1.11[0.76; 1.62]31,378301 -NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 10.55.01.0

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 18423

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.11[0.76; 1.62]31,378301 -NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.03[0.68; 1.55]178301 -NALee (Controls exposed to SSRI), 2025 10.510.01.0