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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2. 罗杰, 冷卫东, 主编.系统评价/Meta分析理论与实践.北京:军事医学科学出版社, 2013:179-214.
3. 曾宪涛, 曹世义, 孙凤, 等. Meta分析系列之六:间接比较及网状Meta分析.中国循证心血管医学杂志, 2012, 4(5):399-402.
4. 曾宪涛, Kwong JSW, 田国祥, 等. Meta分析系列之二:Meta分析的软件.中国循证心血管医学杂志, 2012, 4(1):89-91.
5. 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.中国循证心血管医学杂志, 2013, 5(6):561-563, 587.
6. Higgins JPT, Green S. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0[updated March 2011]. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011. Available at:www.cochrane-handbook.org.
7. 董圣杰, 冷卫东, 田家祥, 等. Meta分析系列之五:贝叶斯Meta分析与WinBUGS软件.中国循证心血管医学杂志, 2012, 4(5):395-398.
8. 曾宪涛, 张超, 郭毅. R软件R2WinBUGS程序包在网状Meta分析中的应用.中国循证医学杂志, 2013, 13(9):1137-1144.
9. 罗杰, 张超, 曾宪涛. R软件调用OpenBUGS软件实现网状Meta分析.中国循证医学杂志, 2014, 14(4):492-496.
10. 沈可, 王芬, 张超, 等.应用OpenBUGS软件实现网状Meta分析.湖北医药学院学报, 2013, 32(6):476-479.
11. 曾宪涛, 张超, 杜亮. Microsoft Excel调用BUGS软件实现网状Meta分析.中国循证医学杂志, 2014, 14(6):765-711.
12. 曾宪涛, 张超, 李胜, 等. WinBUGS软件实现Meta分析的Doodle模型图的构建.中国循证医学杂志, 2014, 14(12):101-109.
13. 张超, 孙凤, 曾宪涛. R调用JAGS软件实现网状Meta分析.中国循证医学杂志, 2014, 14(2):241-248.
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15. 胡荣明, 张超, 曾宪涛.应用GeMTC软件实现网状Meta分析.湖北医药学院学报, 2014, 33(1):36-40.
16. 张超, 董胜杰, 曾宪涛. R软件gemtc程序包在网状Meta分析中的应用.中国循证医学杂志, 2013, 13(10):1258-1264.
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23. 张超, 陶华, 李胜, 等.应用Stata软件mvmeta程序包实现网状Meta分析.中国循证医学杂志, 2014, 14(9):1150-1159.
24. 鄢金柱, 吴平勇, 张超, 等.应用SAS软件PROC MCMC过程实现网状Meta分析.中国循证医学杂志, 2014, 14(8):1004-1008.
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28. 张超, 徐畅, 曾宪涛.网状Meta分析中网状关系图的绘制.中国循证医学杂志, 2013, 13(11):1382-1386.
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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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