Paroxetine updated on 07-01-2025

Low Apgar score (< 7) (at 1 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.
S18437
R78173
Lee (Controls exposed to TCAs), 2025 1-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, ...) 1.18 [0.45;3.12] C
excluded (control group)
5/77   34/613 39 77
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S18419
R77931
Lee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 1-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, ...) 1.48 [0.59;3.67] 5/77   14,883/463,440 14,888 77
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S7698
R22839
Kivistö, 2016 Low (<7) Apgar score at 1 min during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.76 [0.52;5.98] -/32   1,451/24,402 - 32
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Total 2 studies 1.57 [0.76;3.27] 14,888 109
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 1.48[0.59; 3.67]14,8887764%ROB confusion: moderateROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Kivistö, 2016Kivistö, 2016 1.76[0.52; 5.98]-3236%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: criticalROB classification: moderateROB missing: criticalROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Total (2 studies) I2 = 0% 1.57[0.76; 3.27]14,8881090.55.01.0ROB: 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 1.57[0.76; 3.27]14,8881090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Kivistö, 2016 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.57[0.76; 3.27]14,8881090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Kivistö, 2016 2 Tags Adjustment   - Yes  - Yes 1.57[0.76; 3.27]14,8881090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Kivistö, 2016 2 Monotherapy   - substance alone among all Antidep ( ...  - substance alone among all Antidep (SSRI, SNRI, ...) 1.57[0.76; 3.27]14,8881090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Kivistö, 2016 2 All studiesAll studies 1.57[0.76; 3.27]14,8881090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Kivistö, 2016 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 18437

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.57[0.76; 3.27]16,3301090%NALee (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2025 Kivistö, 2016 2 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.18[0.45; 3.12]3977 -NALee (Controls exposed to TCAs), 2025 10.510.01.0