Fluoxetine 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.
S18436
R78150
Lee (Controls exposed to TCAs), 2025 Small for gestational age (birth weight <2 standard deviations below the mean for gestational age) 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, ...) 0.85 [0.41;1.75] C
excluded (control group)
15/719   15/613 30 719
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S18415
R77845
Lee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Small for gestational age (birth weight <2 standard deviations below the mean for gestational age) 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, ...) 1.07 [0.63;1.81] 15/719   6,986/463,440 7,001 719
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S18218
R76439
Martin, 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, ...) 1.17 [1.10;1.24] 1,322/10,581   229,066/2,408,707 230,388 10,581
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S7693
R22804
Kivistö, 2016 Small for gestational age ( birthweight < 10th centile) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.13 [0.44;2.92] -/51   2,336/24,402 - 51
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S15005
R61441
Chambers, 1996 Birth weight (<10th percentile) in full-term infants late pregnancy prospective cohort unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No Monotherapy: no or not specified 3.74 [1.26;11.12] C 7/61   7/209 14 61
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Total 4 studies 1.24 [0.92;1.66] 237,403 11,412
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 1.07[0.63; 1.81]7,00171921%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Martin, 2024Martin, 2024 1.17[1.10; 1.24]230,38810,58163%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: moderateROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Kivistö, 2016Kivistö, 2016 1.13[0.44; 2.92]-519%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: criticalROB classification: moderateROB missing: criticalROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Chambers, 1996Chambers, 1996 3.74[1.26; 11.12]14617%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: criticalROB classification: lowROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Total (4 studies) I2 = 33% 1.24[0.92; 1.66]237,40311,4120.510.01.0ROB: 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 1.24[0.92; 1.66]237,40311,41233%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 Kivistö, 2016 Chambers, 1996 4 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.24[0.92; 1.66]237,40311,41233%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 Kivistö, 2016 Chambers, 1996 4 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 3.74[1.26; 11.12]1461 -NAChambers, 1996 1   - Yes  - Yes 1.17[1.10; 1.24]237,38911,3510%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 Kivistö, 2016 3 Monotherapy   - no or not specified  - no or not specified 3.74[1.26; 11.12]1461 -NAChambers, 1996 1   - substance alone among all Antidep ( ...  - substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.17[1.10; 1.24]237,38911,3510%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 Kivistö, 2016 3 All studiesAll studies 1.24[0.92; 1.66]237,40311,41233%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 Kivistö, 2016 Chambers, 1996 40.510.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot
0.0-1.61.60.6670.000Lee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025Martin, 2024Kivistö, 2016Chambers, 1996

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 18436

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.24[0.92; 1.66]239,73011,41233%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 Kivistö, 2016 Chambers, 1996 4 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 0.85[0.41; 1.75]30719 -NALee (Controls exposed to TCAs), 2025 10.510.01.0

Umbrella review (other published meta-analyses)

Published MAControlPeriodTE95% CIn exposedkI2 Vlenterie (Small for gestational age)Vlenterie (Small for gestational age) 1.40[0.70; 2.90]-U,Sunexposed, sickAnyduring pregnancy (anytime or not specified)studies TTT4 Vlenterie (Small for gestational age)Vlenterie (Small for gestational age) 1.50[0.70; 3.20]-U,GPunexposed (general population or NOS)Anyduring pregnancy (anytime or not specified)studies TTT4 metaPregmetaPreg 1.24[0.92; 1.66]33%11,412----Lee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Martin, 2024 Kivistö, 2016 Chambers, 1996 40.510.01.0