Hydroxychloroquine (Indication Antiphospholipid Syndrom)

Very preterm (28 to 32 weeks)

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.
S13711
R53404
Mekinian, 2015 Severe preterm delivery (<34 weeks of gestation) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No Indication HCQ: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) 0.68 [0.15;3.01] C 4/35   4/25 8 35
ref
Total 1 studies 0.68 [0.15;3.01] 8 35
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 Mekinian, 2015Mekinian, 2015 0.68[0.15; 3.01]8350%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: unclearROB classification: criticalROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate0.22.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 0.68[0.15; 3.01]835 -NAMekinian, 2015 1 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 0.68[0.15; 3.01]835 -NAMekinian, 2015 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 0.68[0.15; 3.01]835 -NAMekinian, 2015 1 Indication HCQ   - Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)  - Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) 0.68[0.15; 3.01]835 -NAMekinian, 2015 1 All studiesAll studies 0.68[0.15; 3.01]835 -NAMekinian, 2015 10.210.01.0

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

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 0.68[0.15; 3.01]835 -NAMekinian, 2015 10.510.01.0