Primidone (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.
S9481
R33342
Kilic (Primidone) (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 1.69 [0.49;5.90] C
excluded (control group)
3/20   83/880 86 20
ref
S9482
R33345
Kilic (Primidone) (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: No 3.34 [0.98;11.40] C
excluded (control group)
3/20   33,974/676,834 33,977 20
ref
S9483
R33348
Kilic (Primidone) (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 2.26 [0.66;7.76] C 3/20   383/5,296 386 20
ref
S9478
R33336
Koch (Primidone), 1996 Prematurity (< 37 weeks) during pregnancy (anytime or not specified) prospective cohort unexposed (general population or NOS) Adjustment: No Matched 25.60 [2.59;252.91] C 4/14   1/65 5 14
ref
Total 2 studies 6.23 [0.60;64.99] 391 34
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 Kilic (Primidone) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014Kilic, 2014 1 2.26[0.66; 7.76]3862058%ROB confusion: criticalROB selection: lowROB classification: criticalROB missing: lowROB mesure: moderateROB reporting: moderate Koch (Primidone), 1996Koch, 1996 2 25.60[2.59; 252.91]51442%ROB confusion: NAROB selection: NAROB classification: NAROB missing: NAROB mesure: NAROB reporting: NA Total (2 studies) I2 = 70% 6.23[0.60; 64.99]391340.9100.01.0ROB: A: confusion, B: selection, C: classification, D: missing, E: measurement, F: reportinglow,moderate,serious,critical,unclear,

1: Primidone) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications; 2: Primidone;

Sensitivity analysis

SubsetTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2 Type of studies cohort studiescohort studies 6.23[0.60; 64.99]3913470%NAKilic (Primidone) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Koch (Primidone), 1996 2 case control studiescase control studies 0 Type of controls unexposed (disease free or unspecified)unexposed (disease free or unspecified) 25.60[2.59; 252.91]514 -NAKoch (Primidone), 1996 1 unexposed, sickunexposed, sick 2.26[0.66; 7.76]38620 -NAKilic (Primidone) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 1 Tags Adjustment   - No  - No 6.23[0.60; 64.99]3913470%NAKilic (Primidone) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Koch (Primidone), 1996 2 Controls   - epilepsy indication  - epilepsy indication 2.26[0.66; 7.76]38620 -NAKilic (Primidone) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 1 MatchedMatched 25.60[2.59; 252.91]514 -NAKoch (Primidone), 1996 1 All studiesAll studies 6.23[0.60; 64.99]3913470%NAKilic (Primidone) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 Koch (Primidone), 1996 20.5100.01.0

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 9481, 9482

Sub-groupsTE95% CIn casesn exposedkI2ROB type of controls unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified)unexposed controls (disease free or unspecified) 7.28[1.05; 50.68]33,9823458%NAKilic (Primidone) (Controls unexposed NOS) (Mixed indications), 2014 Koch (Primidone), 1996 2 unexposed, sick controlsunexposed, sick controls 2.26[0.66; 7.76]38620 -NAKilic (Primidone) (Controls unexposed, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 1 exposed to other treatment, sick controlsexposed to other treatment, sick controls 1.69[0.49; 5.90]8620 -NAKilic (Primidone) (Controls exposed to Lamotrigine, sick) (Mixed indications), 2014 10.510.01.0