Mirtazapine updated on 07-01-2025

Low Apgar score (< 7) (at 5 min)

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.
S18444
R78321
Lee (Controls exposed to SSRI), 2025 5-minute Apgar score<7 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, ...) 3.84 [0.44;33.30] C
excluded (control group)
1/77   5/1,465 6 77
ref
S18417
R77890
Lee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 5-minute Apgar score<7 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, ...) 2.18 [0.30;15.93] 1/77   1,721/463,440 1,722 77
ref
S18309
R77106
Martin, 2024 Low Apgar score at 5 min (<7) 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, ...) 1.09 [0.79;1.49] 43/2,232   30,996/2,078,011 31,039 2,232
ref
Total 2 studies 1.11 [0.81;1.52] 32,761 2,309
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 2.18[0.30; 15.93]1,722772%ROB confusion: moderateROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Martin, 2024Martin, 2024 1.09[0.79; 1.49]31,0392,23298%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Total (2 studies) I2 = 0% 1.11[0.81; 1.52]32,7612,3090.55.01.0ROB: 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[0.81; 1.52]32,7612,3090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.11[0.81; 1.52]32,7612,3090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 2 Tags Adjustment   - Yes  - Yes 1.11[0.81; 1.52]32,7612,3090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 2 Monotherapy   - substance alone among all Antidep ( ...  - substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.11[0.81; 1.52]32,7612,3090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 2 All studiesAll studies 1.11[0.81; 1.52]32,7612,3090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 20.55.01.0

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 18444

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.11[0.81; 1.52]32,7612,3090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 2 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 3.84[0.44; 33.30]677 -NALee (Controls exposed to SSRI), 2025 10.510.01.0

Umbrella review (other published meta-analyses)

Published MAControlPeriodTE95% CIn exposedkI2 Vlenterie (Low 5-min Apgar score)Vlenterie (Low 5-min Apgar score) Out of scale0.50[0.10; 3.10]-U,Sunexposed, sickAnyduring pregnancy (anytime or not specified)studies TTT1 Vlenterie (Low 5-min Apgar score)Vlenterie (Low 5-min Apgar score) Out of scale0.50[0.10; 3.10]-U,GPunexposed (general population or NOS)Anyduring pregnancy (anytime or not specified)studies TTT1 metaPregmetaPreg 1.11[0.81; 1.52]0%2,309----Lee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 20.510.01.0