Fingolimod

Preterm (< 37 weeks)

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.
S4889
R12891
Pauliat, 2020 Preterm (< 37 week) 1st trimester prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick Adjustment: No Matched 1.52 [0.32;7.24] C 4/40   3/44 7 40
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S3660
R7607
Nguyen (control exposed to IFN), 2019 Pre-term (<37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 1.59 [0.40;6.33] C
excluded (control group)
3/10   57/268 60 10
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S3661
R7610
Nguyen (control unexposed, sick), 2019 Pre-term (<37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 1.19 [0.30;4.64] C 3/10   182/686 185 10
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Total 2 studies 1.32 [0.47;3.69] 192 50
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 Pauliat, 2020Pauliat, 2020 1.52[0.32; 7.24]74043%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Nguyen (control unexposed, sick), 2019Nguyen, 2019 1 1.19[0.30; 4.64]1851057%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (2 studies) I2 = 0% 1.32[0.47; 3.69]192500.55.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: control unexposed, sick;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.32[0.47; 3.69]192500%NAPauliat, 2020 Nguyen (control unexposed, sick), 2019 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 1.19[0.30; 4.64]18510 -NANguyen (control unexposed, sick), 2019 1 exposed to other treatment, sickexposed to other treatment, sick 1.52[0.32; 7.24]740 -NAPauliat, 2020 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 1.32[0.47; 3.69]192500%NAPauliat, 2020 Nguyen (control unexposed, sick), 2019 2 MatchedMatched 1.52[0.32; 7.24]740 -NAPauliat, 2020 1 All studiesAll studies 1.32[0.47; 3.69]192500%NAPauliat, 2020 Nguyen (control unexposed, sick), 2019 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 3660

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 1.19[0.30; 4.64]18510 -NANguyen (control unexposed, sick), 2019 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.56[0.55; 4.39]67500%NAPauliat, 2020 Nguyen (control exposed to IFN), 2019 20.510.01.0