An introduction to Open Meta-Analyst software and its function

Published on Jul. 03, 2023Total Views: 2877 times Total Downloads: 814 times Download Mobile

Author: Li-Sha LUO ¹ Hua TAO ² Ming-Kai Wang3 Jia-Guo Zhao4 Zheng-Gang BAI ⁵ Yu-Ming NIU ^6, ⁷ Hao CHEN ⁸ Lei ZHANG ⁹  Jing-Chun FAN ¹⁰  Ling-Hui MENG ¹¹  Bin PEI ³

Affiliation: 1. Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China 2. Department of Pharmacy, Zhengzhou Second Hospital, Zhengzhou 450006, China 3. Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang 441000, China 4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin 300211, China 5. Evidence Based Research Center of Social Science and Health, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China 6. Department of Stomatology, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shanghai 200135, China 7. Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital, Shang-hai 200135, China 8. Department of Clinical Acupuncture Research, College of Acupuncture, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China 9. Institute of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China 10. Department of Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, School of Public Health, Gansu University of Chi-nese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China 11. Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China

Keywords: Meta-analysis Open Meta-Analyst software Binary data

DOI: 10.12173/j.issn.1004-4377.2022070511

Reference: Luo LS, Tao H, Wang MK, Zhao JG, Bai ZG, Niu YM, Chen H, Zhang L, Fan JC, Meng LH, Pei B. An introduction to Open Meta-Analyst software and its function[J]. Journal of Mathematical Medicine, 2023, 36(6): 401-410. DOI: 10.12173/j.issn.1004-4337.2022070511[Article in Chinese]  Copied

Abstract
Full-text
References

Abstract

Meta-analysis is an important method of generating evidence and its ability to com-bine results can provide the needed data support for clinical guidelines. The analysis process depends on the availability of software with a high level of performance. Open Meta-Analyst is a free software program not requiring programming which has been was developed in recent years. It has several func-tions and can perform many types of Meta-analysis. It is easy to learn how to operate, and control it. This paper introduces the function of Open Meta-Analyst software using binary data as an example and demonstrates how to use it for Meta-analysis, and analyzes its advantages and disadvantages.

Full-text

Please download the PDF version to read the full text: download

References

1.Wallace BC, Schmid CH, Lau J, et al. Meta-Analyst: software for meta-analysis of binary, continuous and diagnostic data[J]. BMC Med Res Methodol, 2009, 9(1): 80. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-80.

2.曾宪涛, 何明武. 诊断准确性试验Meta分析软件一本通[M]. 北京: 军事医学科学出版社, 2014. [Zeng XT, He MW. Diagnostic accuracy test Meta-analysis software is universal[M]. Beijing: Military Medical Science Press, 2014.]

3.何倩,吴君怡,陶圆,等. 应用Open Meta-Analysis软件实现诊断准确性试验的Meta分析[J].中国循证心血管医学杂志, 2016, 8(9): 1029-1032. [He Q, Wu JY, Tao Y, et al. Meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) realized by applying open Meta-analysis software[J]. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Bases Cardiovascular Medicine, 2016, 8(9): 1029-1032.] DOI: 10.3969/j.issn. 1674-4055.2016.09.02.

4.罗杰, 冷卫东. 系统评价/Meta分析理论与实践[M]. 北京: 军事医学科学出版社, 2013. [Luo J, Leng WD. Sys-tematic review/Meta-analysis theory and practice[M]. Beijing: Military Medical Science Press, 2013.]

5.Colditz GA, Brewer TF, Berkey CS, et al. Efficacy of BCG vaccine in the prevention of tuberculosis. Me-ta-analysis of the published literature[J]. JAMA, 1994, 271(9): 698-702. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8309034/.

6.曾宪涛,张超. R与Meta分析[M]. 北京: 军事医学科学出版社, 2015. [Zeng XT, Zhang C. R and Meta-analysis[M]. Beijing: Military Medical Science Press, 2015.]

7.OpenMetaAnalyst: Powerful Open-Source Software for Meta-Analysis[EB/OL]. (2020-12) [2022-07-27]. https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/open-meta-analyst.

8.Wallace BC, Lajeunesse MJ, Dietz G, et al. OpenMEE: Intuitive, open-source software for meta-analysis in ecology and evolutionary biology[J]. Methods Ecol Evol, 2017, 8(8): 941-947. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12708.

9.曾宪涛, 田国祥, 张超, 等. Meta分析系列之十五: Meta分析的进展与思考[J]. 中国循证心血管医学杂志, 2013, 5(6): 561-563, 587. [Zeng XT, Tian GX, Zhang C, et al. Meta-analysis series XV: progress and thinking of meta-analysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Bases Cardiovascular Medicine, 2013, 5(6): 561-563, 587.] DOI: 10.3969/j.1674-4055.2013.06.03.

10.曾宪涛, Joey S.W. Kwong, 田国祥, 等. Meta分析系列之二：Meta分析的软件[J]. 中国循证心血管医学杂志, 2012, 4(2): 89-91. [Zeng XT, Joey S.W. Kwong, Tian GX, et al. Meta-analysis series II: software for me-ta-analysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Bases Cardiovascular Medicine, 2012, 4(2): 89-91.] DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674- 4055.2012.02.002.

11.Wallace BC, Schmid CH, Lau J, et al. Meta-analyst: software for meta-analysis of binary, continuous and diagnostic data[J]. BMC Med Res Methodol, 2009, 9: 80. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-80.

12.Menke J. Bivariate random-effects meta-analysis of sensitivity and specificity with the Bayesian SAS PROC MCMC: methodology and empirical evaluation in 50 meta-analyses[J]. Med Decis Making, 2013, 33(5): 692-701. DOI: 10.1177/0272989X13475719.

13.Zhang Z. Meta-epidemiological study: a step by step approach by using R[J]. J Evid Based Med, 2016, 9(2): 91-97. DOI: 10.1111/jebm.12191.

14.Nyaga VN, Arbyn M, Aerts M. Metaprop: a stata command to perform meta-analysis of binomial data[J]. Arch Public Health, 2014, 72(1): 39-48. DOI: 10.1186/2049-3258-72-39.