poynard: Meta-analysis data set for Poynard et al. review of...

In ipdmeta: Tools for subgroup analyses with multiple trial data using aggregate statistics

Description

Meta-analytic dataset of 4 trials of Beta-adrenergic-antagonist drugs in the prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and esophageal varices.

Dataset used to illustrate power estimator ipd.sep

Format

study	Name of trial
n0	Control group sample size
n1	Beta-adrenergic-antagonist group sample size
bleed0	Control group number of bleeding events at 2 year follow-up
bleed1	Beta-adrenergic-antagonist group number of bleeding events at 2 year follow-up
age0	Control group mean age
age1	Beta-adrenergic-antagonist group mean age
age.s20	Control group variance age
age.s21	Beta-adrenergic-antagonist group variance age
male0	Control group sample proportion male
male1	Beta-adrenergic-antagonist sample proportion male
drug	Beta-adrenergic-antagonist studied

Author(s)

S. Kovalchik [e-mail]

References

Poynard, T, Cales, P, Pasta, L, Ideo, G, Pascal, J P, Pagliaro, L, Lebrec, D, (1991), Beta-adrenergic-antagonist drugs in the prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and esophageal varices. An analysis of data and prognostic factors in 589 patients from four randomized clinical trials. Franco-Italian Multicenter Study Group, NEJM, 324, 1532-8.

ipdmeta documentation built on May 2, 2019, 3:29 p.m.