 A matrix†based method of moments for fitting multivariate network meta†analysis models with multiple outcomes and random inconsistency effectsDan Jackson, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Martin Law, Richard D. Riley and Ian White Biometrics, 2018, vol. 74, issue 2, 548-556 Abstract: Random†effects meta†analyses are very commonly used in medical statistics. Recent methodological developments include multivariate (multiple outcomes) and network (multiple treatments) meta†analysis. Here, we provide a new model and corresponding estimation procedure for multivariate network meta†analysis, so that multiple outcomes and treatments can be included in a single analysis. Our new multivariate model is a direct extension of a univariate model for network meta†analysis that has recently been proposed. We allow two types of unknown variance parameters in our model, which represent between†study heterogeneity and inconsistency. Inconsistency arises when different forms of direct and indirect evidence are not in agreement, even having taken between†study heterogeneity into account. However, the consistency assumption is often assumed in practice and so we also explain how to fit a reduced model which makes this assumption. Our estimation method extends several other commonly used methods for meta†analysis, including the method proposed by DerSimonian and Laird (). We investigate the use of our proposed methods in the context of both a simulation study and a real example. Date: 2018 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:biomet:v:74:y:2018:i:2:p:548-556 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article More articles in Biometrics from The International Biometric Society |
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