Thiouracil, propylthiouracil, benzylthiouracil

Abdominal wall defects

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.
S3448
R6462
Andersen 2019 (control exposed to MMI/CMZ), 2019 Muscoloskeletal system, others (Q79) early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.12 [0.01;2.06] C
excluded (control group)
0/889   7/1,574 7 889
ref
S3449
R6477
Andersen 2019 (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Muscoloskeletal system, others (Q79) early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective unexposed, disease free Adjustment: No 0.70 [0.04;11.28] C 0/889   925/1,159,181 925 889
ref
S3340
R6644
Andersen 2017 (control exposed to MMI/CMZ), 2017 Muscoloskeletal system, others (Q79) early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.74 [0.01;37.62] C
excluded (control group)
0/218   0/162 0 218
ref
S3339
R6645
Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, disease free), 2017 Muscoloskeletal system, others (Q79) early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No 2.93 [0.18;47.01] C
excluded (control group)
0/218   535/682,343 535 218
ref
S3338
R6646
Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 Muscoloskeletal system, others (Q79) early pregnancy population based cohort retrospective unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 2.37 [0.10;58.48] C 0/218   1/1,551 1 218
ref
Total 2 studies 1.19 [0.15;9.65] 926 1,107
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 Andersen 2019 (control unexposed, disease free), 2019Andersen 2019, 2019 1 0.70[0.04; 11.28]92588957%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: moderateROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017Andersen 2017, 2017 2 2.37[0.10; 58.48]121843%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: moderateROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Total (2 studies) I2 = 0% 1.19[0.15; 9.65]9261,1070.25.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: control unexposed, disease free; 2: control unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.19[0.15; 9.65]9261,1070%NAAndersen 2019 (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 0.70[0.04; 11.28]925889 -NAAndersen 2019 (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 1 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 2.37[0.10; 58.48]1218 -NAAndersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 1.19[0.15; 9.65]9261,1070%NAAndersen 2019 (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 2 All studiesAll studies 1.19[0.15; 9.65]9261,1070%NAAndersen 2019 (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 20.25.01.0

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 3340, 3339, 3448

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.43[0.20; 10.21]1,4601,1070%NAAndersen 2019 (control unexposed, disease free), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control unexposed, disease free), 2017 2 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 2.37[0.10; 58.48]1218 -NAAndersen 2017 (control unexposed, sick), 2017 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls Out of scale0.22[0.02; 2.25]71,1070%NAAndersen 2019 (control exposed to MMI/CMZ), 2019 Andersen 2017 (control exposed to MMI/CMZ), 2017 20.510.01.0