Duloxetine updated on 07-01-2025

Small for gestational age (weight)

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.
S18347
R77388
Martin - Norway, 2024 Small for gestational age (SGA, defined as those with a birth weight in the lowest 10 percentiles for gestational age (<10th percentile) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.35 [0.77;2.35] 15/101   65,372/662,309 65,387 101
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S18346
R77385
Martin - UK, 2024 Small for gestational age (SGA, defined as those with a birth weight in the lowest 10 percentiles for gestational age (<10th percentile) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 0.59 [0.21;1.64] 4/56   23,198/330,696 23,202 56
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S15180
R62309
Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2023 Small for gestational age (SGA, birth weight under the tenth percentiles stratified on pregnancy week and sex) late pregnancy population based cohort retrospective unexposed (general population or NOS) excluded Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 0.75 [0.53;1.06]
excluded (control group)
36/450   187,611/2,082,019 187,647 450
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S15181
R62313
Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 Small for gestational age (SGA, birth weight under the tenth percentiles stratified on pregnancy week and sex) late pregnancy population based cohort retrospective unexposed, sick Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) Unexposed sick: intermediate history of illness/treatment (3-12 months before pregnancy) 0.81 [0.56;1.18] 36/450   343/3,772 379 450
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S11747
R43160
Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 Small for gestational age (ICD-9 codes 656.5x, 764.0x, 764.1x, and 764.9x) late pregnancy retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: no or not specified 1.20 [0.83;1.72] 29/880   27,762/1,364,101 27,791 880
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Total 4 studies 1.01 [0.76;1.36] 116,759 1,487
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 Martin - Norway, 2024Martin - Norway, 2024 1.35[0.77; 2.35]65,38710121%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Martin - UK, 2024Martin - UK, 2024 0.59[0.21; 1.64]23,202567%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: criticalROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023Ankarfeldt, 2023 1 0.81[0.56; 1.18]37945035%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: moderateROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: low Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020Huybrechts, 2020 2 1.20[0.83; 1.72]27,79188036%ROB confusion: moderateROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: low Total (4 studies) I2 = 30% 1.01[0.76; 1.36]116,7591,4870.25.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, sick; 2: Controls unexposed, NOS;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.01[0.76; 1.36]116,7591,48730%NAMartin - Norway, 2024 Martin - UK, 2024 Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 4 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.17[0.87; 1.57]116,3801,0370%NAMartin - Norway, 2024 Martin - UK, 2024 Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 3 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 0.81[0.56; 1.18]379450 -NAAnkarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 1 Tags Adjustment   - Yes  - Yes 1.01[0.76; 1.36]116,7591,48730%NAMartin - Norway, 2024 Martin - UK, 2024 Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 4 Monotherapy   - no or not specified  - no or not specified 1.20[0.83; 1.73]27,791880 -NAHuybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 1   - substance alone among all Antidep ( ...  - substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 0.92[0.62; 1.38]88,96860733%NAMartin - Norway, 2024 Martin - UK, 2024 Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 3 Unexposed sick   - intermediate history of illness/tre ...  - intermediate history of illness/treatment (3-12 months before pregnancy) 0.81[0.56; 1.18]379450 -NAAnkarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 1 All studiesAll studies 1.01[0.76; 1.36]116,7591,48730%NAMartin - Norway, 2024 Martin - UK, 2024 Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 40.25.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot
0.0-1.21.20.6290.000Martin - Norway, 2024Martin - UK, 2024Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020

Asymetry test p-value = NaN (by Egger's regression)

not enought points

p values plot
0.01.00.01.0

Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 15180

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 0.98[0.70; 1.37]304,0271,48747%NAMartin - Norway, 2024 Martin - UK, 2024 Ankarfeldt (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2023 Huybrechts (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 4 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 0.81[0.56; 1.18]379450 -NAAnkarfeldt (Controls unexposed, sick), 2023 10.510.01.0