dat.baker {altmeta}

A Network Meta-Analysis on Effects of Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Description

This dataset serves as an example of network meta-analysis with binary outcomes.

Usage

data("dat.baker")

Format

A dataset of network meta-analysis with binary outcomes, containing 38 studies and 5 treatments.

sid

study IDs.

tid

treatment IDs.

r

event counts.

n

sample sizes.

Details

Treatment IDs represent: 1) placebo; 2) inhaled corticosteroid; 3) inhaled corticosteroid + long-acting \beta_2-agonist; 4) long-acting \beta_2-agonist; and 5) tiotropium.

Source

Baker WL, Baker EL, Coleman CI (2009). "Pharmacologic treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a mixed-treatment comparison meta-analysis." Pharmacotherapy, 29(8), 891–905. <doi: 10.1592/phco.29.8.891>