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Table 4 Columns 2-4: Bayesian and frequentist point estimates (OR). Columns 5-7: SUCRA values based on MCMC analysis using WinBUGS (SUCRA-1), P-scores, SUCRA values based on resampling using Stata function mvmeta (SUCRA-2) for the depression data [23]

From: Ranking treatments in frequentist network meta-analysis works without resampling methods

 

Point estimates

Ranks

 

Bayesian

Frequentist

SUCRA-1

P-score

SUCRA-2

 

WinBUGS

netmeta

mvmeta

WinBUGS

netmeta

mvmeta

Hypericum

2.03

1.99

1.99

0.897

0.894

0.895

Low-dose SARI

1.79

1.78

1.78

0.714

0.720

0.719

TCA

1.74

1.72

1.72

0.690

0.680

0.680

SNRI

1.74

1.74

1.74

0.681

0.689

0.689

SSRI

1.70

1.68

1.68

0.610

0.616

0.617

NRI

1.40

1.42

1.42

0.447

0.445

0.444

NaSSa

1.13

1.14

1.14

0.207

0.213

0.213

rMAO-A

1.05

1.05

1.05

0.157

0.152

0.152

Placebo

1

1

1

0.096

0.091

0.092

  1. Abbreviations: SARI serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor, TCA tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressant, SNRI serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, NRI noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, NaSSa specific serotonergic antidepressant agents, rMAO-A reversible inhibitors of monoaminoxidase A