Zolmitriptan

All congenital malformations (majors, minors, majors and minors, or unspecified)

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.
S3521
R11384
Spielmann (Control mainly exposed other treatments, sick), 2017 Major birth defects during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.95 [0.21;4.34] C
excluded (control group)
2/75   12/429 14 75
ref
S3522
R11385
Spielmann (Control unexposed, disease free), 2017 Major birth defects during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) excluded prospective cohort unexposed, disease free Adjustment: No 0.92 [0.22;3.88] C
excluded (exposition period)
2/75   44/1,526 46 75
ref
S3589
R7252
Nezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, disease free), 2013 Congenital malformations (any) 1st trimester population based cohort retrospective unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: Yes 1.49 [0.80;2.75]
excluded (control group)
11/144   9,136/178,565 9,147 144
ref
S3590
R7269
Nezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, sick), 2013 Congenital malformations (any) 1st trimester population based cohort retrospective unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 1.47 [0.57;3.76] C 11/144   8/150 19 144
ref
S3504
R6836
Källén (control exposed to ergots), 2011 Any congenital malformations 1st trimester population based cohort propective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.83 [0.40;1.70] C
excluded (control group)
12/362   21/527 33 362
ref
S3497
R6822
Källén (control unexposed, disease free), 2011 Any congenital malformations 1st trimester population based cohort propective unexposed, disease free Adjustment: No 0.76 [0.43;1.35] 12/362   56,759/1,229,901 56,771 362
ref
Total 2 studies 0.95 [0.52;1.74] 56,790 506
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 Nezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, sick), 2013Nezvalová-Henriksen, 2013 1 1.47[0.57; 3.76]1914433%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Källén (control unexposed, disease free), 2011Källén, 2011 2 0.76[0.43; 1.35]56,77136267%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (2 studies) I2 = 27% 0.95[0.52; 1.74]56,7905060.25.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

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

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 0.95[0.52; 1.74]56,79050627%NANezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, sick), 2013 Källén (control unexposed, disease free), 2011 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 0.76[0.43; 1.35]56,771362 -NAKällén (control unexposed, disease free), 2011 1 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 1.47[0.57; 3.76]19144 -NANezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, sick), 2013 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 0.95[0.52; 1.74]56,79050627%NANezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, sick), 2013 Källén (control unexposed, disease free), 2011 2 All studiesAll studies 0.95[0.52; 1.74]56,79050627%NANezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, sick), 2013 Källén (control unexposed, disease free), 2011 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 3504, 3589, 3521

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.05[0.54; 2.04]65,91850659%NANezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, disease free), 2013 Källén (control unexposed, disease free), 2011 2 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 1.47[0.57; 3.76]19144 -NANezvalová-Henriksen (Control unexposed, sick), 2013 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 0.83[0.40; 1.70]33362 -NAKällén (control exposed to ergots), 2011 10.510.01.0