Software for Network Meta-Analysis: A Usage-based Comparative Study_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Authors：

 ZENGXian-tao ^1,2,3 , ZHANGChao ^1,3 , JoeyS. W. KWONG ² , SUNXin ² ,  LIYou-ping ²

1. Center for Evidence-based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China;
2. Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
3. Center for Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, China;

Corresponding?author：

LIYou-ping, Email: yzmylab@hotmail.com

Keywords：

Network meta-analysis; BUGS software; R software; Stata; SAS; ADDIS; GeMTC software; JAGS software

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10.7507/1672-2531.20140204

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Objective To compare the characteristics and functions of the network meta-analysis software and for providing references for users. Methods PubMed, CNKI, official website of Stata and R, and Google were searched to collect the software and packages that can perform network meta-analysis up to July 2014. After downloading the software, packages, and their user guides, we used the software and packages to calculate a typical example. The characteristics, functions, and computed results were compared and analyzed. Results Finally, 11 types of software were included, including programming and non-programming software. They were developed mainly based on Bayesian or Frequentist. Most types of software have the characteristics of easy to operate, easy to master, exactitude calculation, or good graphing; however, there is no software that has the exactitude calculation and good graphing at the same time, which needs two or more kinds of software combined to achieve. Conclusion We suggest the user to choose the software at least according to personal programming basis and custom; and the user can consider to choose two or more kinds of software combined to finish the objective network meta-analysis. We also suggest to develop a kind of software which is characterized of fully function, easy operation, and free.

Citation： ZENGXian-tao, ZHANGChao, JoeyS. W. KWONG, SUNXin, LIYou-ping. Software for Network Meta-Analysis: A Usage-based Comparative Study. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2014, 14(10): 1270-1275. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20140204 Copy

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3. 曾憲濤, 曹世義, 孫鳳, 等. Meta分析系列之六:間接比較及網狀Meta分析.中國循證心血管醫學雜志, 2012, 4(5):399-402.
4. 曾憲濤, Kwong JSW, 田國祥, 等. Meta分析系列之二:Meta分析的軟件.中國循證心血管醫學雜志, 2012, 4(1):89-91.
5. 曾憲濤, 田國祥, 張超, 等. Meta分析系列之十五:Meta分析的進展與思考.中國循證心血管醫學雜志, 2013, 5(6):561-563, 587.
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10. 沈可, 王芬, 張超, 等.應用OpenBUGS軟件實現網狀Meta分析.湖北醫藥學院學報, 2013, 32(6):476-479.
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12. 曾憲濤, 張超, 李勝, 等. WinBUGS軟件實現Meta分析的Doodle模型圖的構建.中國循證醫學雜志, 2014, 14(12):101-109.
13. 張超, 孫鳳, 曾憲濤. R調用JAGS軟件實現網狀Meta分析.中國循證醫學雜志, 2014, 14(2):241-248.
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15. 胡榮明, 張超, 曾憲濤.應用GeMTC軟件實現網狀Meta分析.湖北醫藥學院學報, 2014, 33(1):36-40.
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32. Brown S, Hutton B, Clifford T, et al. A Microsoft-Excel-based tool for running and critically appraising network meta-analyses——an overview and application of NetMetaXL. Syst Rev, 2014, 3(1):110.

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