Sertraline updated on 07-01-2025

Learning disorders

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.
S18249
R76578		 Suarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022 Specific learning disorders - ≥ 1 ICD-9 Dx 315.0x, 315.1, 315.2 - At ≥ 2 years of age 2nd and/or 3rd trimester retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed, sick Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: no or not specified Unexposed sick: recent illness/treatment (during or juste before pregnancy or treatment stopped in view of pregnancy) 0.79 [0.50;1.25] 116/55,722   33/11,529 149 55,722
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S18250
R76586		 Suarez (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2022 Specific learning disorders - ≥ 1 ICD-9 Dx 315.0x, 315.1, 315.2 - At ≥ 2 years of age 2nd and/or 3rd trimester retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) excluded Adjustment: Yes Monotherapy: no or not specified 0.96 [0.78;1.17]
excluded (control group) 		116/55,788   5,615/2,996,295 5,731 55,788
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Total 1 studies 0.79 [0.50;1.25] 149 55,722
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 Suarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022Suarez, 2022 1 0.79[0.50; 1.25]14955,7220%ROB confusion: seriousROB selection: lowROB classification: moderateROB missing: lowROB mesure: criticalROB reporting: moderate0.22.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Controls unexposed, discontinuers;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 0.79[0.50; 1.25]14955,722 -NASuarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022 1 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 0.79[0.50; 1.25]14955,722 -NASuarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022 1 Tags Adjustment   - Yes  - Yes 0.79[0.50; 1.25]14955,722 -NASuarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022 1 Monotherapy   - no or not specified  - no or not specified 0.79[0.50; 1.25]14955,722 -NASuarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022 1 Unexposed sick   - recent illness/treatment (during o ...  - recent illness/treatment (during or juste before pregnancy or treatment stopped in view of pregnancy) 0.79[0.50; 1.25]14955,722 -NASuarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022 1 All studiesAll studies 0.79[0.50; 1.25]14955,722 -NASuarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022 10.210.01.0

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

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Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 18250

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 0.96[0.78; 1.18]5,73155,788 -NASuarez (Controls unexposed, general pop), 2022 1 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 0.79[0.50; 1.25]14955,722 -NASuarez (Controls unexposed, discontinuers), 2022 10.510.01.0