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Table 3 IPD-only and IPD and aggregate network results for proportion of patients gaining ≥10 and ≥ 15 ETDRS letters

From: An efficacy comparison of anti-vascular growth factor agents and laser photocoagulation in diabetic macular edema: a network meta-analysis incorporating individual patient-level data

   

Gain ≥10 ETDRS letters

Gain ≥15 ETDRS letters

IPD-only network Comparison

Covariable adjustment

Model

OR

95% Crl

OR

95% Crl

IVT-AFL 2q8 vs laser

None

Fixed

4.82a

3.52–6.46

4.97a

3.32–7.26

Random

18.72a

1.16–20.20

5.76a

1.97–12.24

Common (baseline BCVA)

Fixed

4.96a

3.57–6.73

5.49a

3.47–8.38

Random

60.90a

1.06–26.91

7.58a

1.79–15.34

Treatment-specific

Fixed

5.10a

3.67–6.94

5.64a

3.55–8.66

Random

7.28a

1.16–24.20

534.90a

1.85–19.79

IVT-AFL 2q8 vs ranibizumab 0.5 mg PRN

None

Fixed

2.10a

1.19–3.45

2.59a

1.29–4.69

Random

93,680.00

0.10–29.60

10.68

0.53–14.63

Common (baseline BCVA)

Fixed

2.09a

1.15–3.48

2.85a

1.35–5.35

Random

32.25

0.08–42.16

59.97

0.37–20.4

Treatment-specific

Fixed

1.99a

1.07–3.38

3.06a

1.43–5.85

Random

594.80

0.14–43.29

2056.00

0.43–39.48

IVT-AFL 2q8 vs ranibizumab 0.5 mg PRN + laser

None

Fixed

3.04a

1.82–4.77

2.74a

1.44–4.78

Random

22.24

0.29–31.29

5.93

0.76–13.29

Common (baseline BCVA)

Fixed

2.92a

1.70–4.68

2.88a

1.44–5.23

Random

969.00

0.28–41.36

10.13

0.59–16.11

Treatment-specific

Fixed

2.99a

1.73–4.81

2.99a

1.48–5.44

Random

22.32

0.37–47.51

52.20

0.60–23.38

   

Gain ≥10 ETDRS letters

Gain ≥15 ETDRS letters

IPD and aggregate network Comparison

Covariable adjustment

Model

OR

95% Crl

OR

95% Crl

IVT-AFL 2q8 vs laser

None

Fixed

4.82a

3.52–6.45

4.97a

3.32–7.28

Random

5.06a

2.39–9.49

5.03a

3.09–7.88

Common (baseline BCVA)

Fixed

4.93a

3.55–6.72

5.58a

3.52–8.58

Random

5.27a

2.44–9.91

5.62a

3.28–9.15

IVT-AFL 2q8 vs ranibizumab 0.5 mg PRN

None

Fixed

1.72a

1.11–2.53

2.07a

1.19–3.38

Random

1.76

0.62–3.94

2.08a

1.06–3.70

Common (baseline BCVA)

Fixed

1.71a

1.09–2.56

2.28a

1.25–3.85

Random

1.79

0.63–4.06

2.30a

1.12–4.20

IVT-AFL 2q8 vs ranibizumab 0.5 mg PRN + laser

None

Fixed

2.01a

1.32–2.94

2.11a

1.22–3.42

Random

2.18

0.81–4.78

2.14a

1.12–3.76

Common (baseline BCVA)

Fixed

1.96a

1.26–2.92

2.27a

1.26–3.83

Random

2.20

0.81–4.90

2.31a

1.15–4.20

IVT-AFL 2q8 vs ranibizumab 0.5 mg T&E

None

Fixed

1.57

0.76–2.86

1.78

0.76–3.55

Random

1.88

0.30–6.26

1.86

0.63–4.18

Common (baseline BCVA)

Fixed

1.55

0.75–2.85

1.96

0.81–4.00

Random

1.95

0.32–6.47

2.04

0.67–4.77

IVT-AFL 2q8 vs ranibizumab 0.5 mg T&E + laser

None

Fixed

2.41a

1.15–4.48

3.22a

1.32–6.68

Random

2.88

0.47–9.68

3.35a

1.09–7.84

Common (baseline BCVA)

Fixed

2.39a

1.13–4.48

3.56a

1.42–7.53

Random

3.02

0.48–9.87

3.73a

1.16–8.88

  1. aIVT-AFL showed statistical superiority to the comparator as 95% CrI ranges did not cross 1