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. 2014 Dec 26;9(12):e115065. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115065

Table 1. Data input and network plotting functionality from NMA R packages gemtc, pcnetmeta and netmeta.

Tasks Features gemtc pcnetmeta netmeta
Forms of input data Arm-level data
Contrast-level data
Accepts multi-arm (≥3) trials
Types of outcome data that can be analyzed Binary
Count
Continuous
Survival
Extracts descriptive measures Total number of studies
Total number of multi-arm studies
Total number of participants
Total number of treatments
Network plot and options Network plot
Add node labels
Node size reflects network characteristic ✓ User can specify, default by # studies using the treatment
Edge thickness reflects network characteristic ✓ Number of studies making this comparison ✓ Inverse standard error of aggregated direct treatment effects