Valproate (All indications)

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.
S9287
R32239
Aydin (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2020 Preterm delivery (before 37 weeks of gestation) throughout pregnancy retrospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.62 [0.01;35.19] C
excluded (control group)
0/11   0/7 0 11
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S9288
R32249
Aydin (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Preterm delivery (before 37 weeks of gestation) throughout pregnancy retrospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 0.37 [0.02;8.48] C 0/11   2/22 2 11
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S9391
R32873
Coste (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2020 Gestational age at birth (< 37 WA) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort (claims database) exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 1.16 [0.86;1.57] C
excluded (control group)
71/991   131/2,108 202 991
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S9392
R32891
Coste (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 Gestational age at birth (< 37 WA) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No 1.37 [1.08;1.74] C 71/991   91,255/1,710,441 91,326 991
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S9315
R32456
Cohen (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Mixed indications), 2019 Preterm birth (ICD-9 644.2, 774.2, 776.6, 362.20, 362.22, 362.27, 765 excluding 765.20, 765.29) early pregnancy retrospective cohort (claims database) exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: Yes 1.32 [1.09;1.60]
excluded (control group)
399/2,398   392/2,682 791 2,398
ref
S9316
R32463
Cohen (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2019 Preterm birth (ICD-9 644.2, 774.2, 776.6, 362.20, 362.22, 362.27, 765 excluding 765.20, 765.29) early pregnancy retrospective cohort (claims database) unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: Yes 1.04 [0.95;1.15] 399/2,398   160,604/1,440,631 161,003 2,398
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S9324
R32499
Putignano (Valproate), 2019 Preterm birth (<37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No Matched 1.18 [0.54;2.55] 8/131   48/917 56 131
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S9314
R32445
Bank (Valproate) (Mixed indications), 2017 Premature (<37 weeks gestation) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick Adjustment: No 2.09 [0.08;58.11] C 0/6   1/36 1 6
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S9282
R32196
Arkilo (Valproate), 2015 Premature delivery during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) retrospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick Adjustment: No 1.95 [0.07;58.24] C 0/2   3/24 3 2
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S9445
R33172
Kilic (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Preterm (< 37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.69 [0.43;1.12] C
excluded (control group)
23/343   83/880 106 343
ref
S9446
R33175
Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2014 Preterm (< 37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective unexposed (general population or NOS) excluded Adjustment: Yes 1.30 [0.90;2.00]
excluded (control group)
23/343   33,974/676,834 33,997 343
ref
S9447
R33178
Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Preterm (< 37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective unexposed, sick Adjustment: No Controls: epilepsy indication 0.92 [0.60;1.43] C 23/343   383/5,296 406 343
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S9283
R32209
Artama (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2013 Preterm birth (<37 gestational weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 1.24 [0.57;2.71] C
excluded (control group)
40/703   8/173 48 703
ref
S9284
R32221
Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2013 Preterm birth (<37 gestational weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: Yes 1.24 [0.90;1.71]
excluded (control group)
40/703   30,027/719,509 30,067 703
ref
S9285
R32233
Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2013 Preterm birth (<37 gestational weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) population based cohort retrospective unexposed, sick Adjustment: Yes 1.11 [0.74;1.65] 40/703   85/1,793 125 703
ref
S9424
R33069
Veiby (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) b, 2013 Preterm delivery (< 37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 1.11 [0.27;4.53] C
excluded (control group)
3/40   7/103 10 40
ref
S9426
R33087
Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free) b, 2013 Preterm delivery (< 37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No 0.70 [0.20;3.00]
excluded (control group)
3/40   7,269/106,899 7,272 40
ref
S9427
R33101
Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) b, 2013 Preterm delivery (< 37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 0.96 [0.28;3.31] C 3/40   30/386 33 40
ref
S9323
R32487
Pennell (Valproate), 2012 Preterm Birth (< 37 weeks GA) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick Adjustment: No 1.35 [0.39;4.61] C 5/62   6/98 11 62
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S9394
R32922
Cummings (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2011 Preterm (35-37 weeks) throughout pregnancy retrospective cohort (registry) exposed to other treatment, sick excluded Adjustment: No 0.33 [0.07;1.47] C
excluded (control group)
3/58   5/35 8 58
ref
S9395
R32925
Cummings (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2011 Preterm (35-37 weeks) throughout pregnancy retrospective cohort (registry) unexposed, disease free Adjustment: No 5.59 [0.28;111.10] C 3/58   0/44 3 58
ref
S9415
R33015
Nadebaum (Valproate), 2011 Born premature (<37 wk) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick Adjustment: No 1.19 [0.04;32.08] C 1/23   0/9 1 23
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S9411
R32996
McVearry (Valproate), 2009 Premature birth during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort exposed to other treatment, sick Adjustment: No 1.94 [0.04;106.66] C 0/9   0/17 0 9
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S9300
R32381
Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2004 Preterm delivery (< week 37) at least 1st trimester retrospective cohort unexposed, disease free excluded Adjustment: No 1.33 [0.15;11.99] C
excluded (control group)
1/5   104/656 105 5
ref
S9301
R32396
Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2004 Preterm delivery (< week 37) throughout pregnancy retrospective cohort unexposed, sick Adjustment: No 0.43 [0.01;33.60] C 1/5   0/1 1 5
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S9308
R32418
Jäger-Roman (Valproate), 1986 Prematurity at least 1st trimester prospective cohort unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No 0.54 [0.03;9.92] C 0/14   7/116 7 14
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Total 15 studies 1.08 [0.99;1.17] 252,978 4,796
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 Aydin (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020Aydin, 2020 1 0.37[0.02; 8.48]2110%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: criticalROB classification: moderateROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Coste (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020Coste, 2020 2 1.37[1.08; 1.74]91,32699112%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Cohen (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2019Cohen, 2019 3 1.04[0.95; 1.15]161,0032,39877%ROB confusion: moderateROB selection: lowROB classification: moderateROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Putignano (Valproate), 2019Putignano, 2019 4 1.18[0.54; 2.55]561311%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Bank (Valproate) (Mixed indications), 2017Bank, 2017 5 2.09[0.08; 58.11]160%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: lowROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Arkilo (Valproate), 2015Arkilo, 2015 6 1.95[0.07; 58.24]320%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: criticalROB classification: criticalROB missing: unclearROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014Kilic, 2014 7 0.92[0.60; 1.43]4063434%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2013Artama, 2013 8 1.11[0.74; 1.65]1257034%ROB confusion: moderateROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) b, 2013Veiby, 2013 9 0.96[0.28; 3.31]33400%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: lowROB missing: moderateROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Pennell (Valproate), 2012Pennell, 2012 10 1.35[0.39; 4.61]11620%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Cummings (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2011Cummings, 2011 11 5.59[0.28; 111.10]3580%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: moderateROB missing: unclearROB mesure: lowROB reporting: moderate Nadebaum (Valproate), 2011Nadebaum, 2011 12 1.19[0.04; 32.08]1230%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: lowROB missing: criticalROB mesure: lowROB reporting: moderate McVearry (Valproate), 2009McVearry, 2009 13 1.94[0.04; 106.66]090%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2004Endo, 2004 14 0.43[0.01; 33.60]150%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Jäger-Roman (Valproate), 1986Jäger-Roman, 1986 15 0.54[0.03; 9.92]7140%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (15 studies) I2 = 0% 1.08[0.99; 1.17]252,9784,7960.220.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick; 2: Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS; 3: Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications; 4: Valproate; 5: Valproate) (Mixed indications; 6: Valproate; 7: Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications; 8: Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick; 9: Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) ; 10: Valproate; 11: Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free; 12: Valproate; 13: Valproate; 14: Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick; 15: Valproate;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 1.08[0.99; 1.17]252,9784,7960%NAAydin (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Coste (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 Cohen (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2019 Putignano (Valproate), 2019 Bank (Valproate) (Mixed indications), 2017 Arkilo (Valproate), 2015 Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2013 Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) b, 2013 Pennell (Valproate), 2012 Cummings (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2011 Nadebaum (Valproate), 2011 McVearry (Valproate), 2009 Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2004 Jäger-Roman (Valproate), 1986 15 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 1.15[0.95; 1.40]252,3953,59230%NACoste (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 Cohen (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2019 Putignano (Valproate), 2019 Cummings (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2011 Jäger-Roman (Valproate), 1986 5 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 1.00[0.75; 1.34]5671,1020%NAAydin (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2013 Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) b, 2013 Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2004 5 exposed to other treatment, sickexposed to other treatment, sick 1.46[0.54; 4.00]161020%NABank (Valproate) (Mixed indications), 2017 Arkilo (Valproate), 2015 Pennell (Valproate), 2012 Nadebaum (Valproate), 2011 McVearry (Valproate), 2009 5 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 1.24[1.02; 1.50]91,8501,6950%NAAydin (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Coste (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 Putignano (Valproate), 2019 Bank (Valproate) (Mixed indications), 2017 Arkilo (Valproate), 2015 Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) b, 2013 Pennell (Valproate), 2012 Cummings (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2011 Nadebaum (Valproate), 2011 McVearry (Valproate), 2009 Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2004 Jäger-Roman (Valproate), 1986 13   - Yes  - Yes 1.04[0.95; 1.15]161,1283,1010%NACohen (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2019 Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2013 2 Controls   - epilepsy indication  - epilepsy indication 0.92[0.60; 1.43]406343 -NAKilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 1 MatchedMatched 1.18[0.54; 2.56]56131 -NAPutignano (Valproate), 2019 1 All studiesAll studies 1.08[0.99; 1.17]252,9784,7960%NAAydin (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Coste (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 Cohen (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2019 Putignano (Valproate), 2019 Bank (Valproate) (Mixed indications), 2017 Arkilo (Valproate), 2015 Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2013 Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) b, 2013 Pennell (Valproate), 2012 Cummings (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2011 Nadebaum (Valproate), 2011 McVearry (Valproate), 2009 Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2004 Jäger-Roman (Valproate), 1986 150.120.01.0

Publication bias and p-hacking diagnosis

funnel plot
0.0-5.25.32.6700.000Aydin (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020Coste (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020Cohen (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2019Putignano (Valproate), 2019Bank (Valproate) (Mixed indications), 2017Arkilo (Valproate), 2015Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2013Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) b, 2013Pennell (Valproate), 2012Cummings (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2011Nadebaum (Valproate), 2011McVearry (Valproate), 2009Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2004Jäger-Roman (Valproate), 1986

Asymetry test p-value = 0.4949 (by Egger's regression)

slope=0.0600 (0.0375); intercept=0.1588 (0.2262); t=0.7022; p=0.4949

p values plot
0.01.00.01.0

Sub-groups analysis using all included studies

excluded 9300, 9394, 9283, 9284, 9424, 9426, 9445, 9446, 9315, 9287, 9391

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 1.10[1.01; 1.19]323,8364,6830%NACoste (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, NOS), 2020 Cohen (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2019 Putignano (Valproate), 2019 Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2014 Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2013 Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free) b, 2013 Cummings (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2011 Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, disease free), 2004 Jäger-Roman (Valproate), 1986 9 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 1.00[0.75; 1.34]5671,1020%NAAydin (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2020 Kilic (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Artama (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2013 Veiby (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick) b, 2013 Endo (Valproate) (Controls unexposed, sick), 2004 5 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.19[1.02; 1.37]1,1814,6460%NAAydin (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2020 Coste (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2020 Cohen (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Mixed indications), 2019 Bank (Valproate) (Mixed indications), 2017 Arkilo (Valproate), 2015 Kilic (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Artama (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2013 Veiby (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) b, 2013 Pennell (Valproate), 2012 Cummings (Valproate) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick), 2011 Nadebaum (Valproate), 2011 McVearry (Valproate), 2009 120.510.01.0