Table 1.
- | Unadjusted | 0.899 [0.635, 1.274] | 1.022 [0.833, 1.253] | 0.880 [0.620, 1.248] | 0.880 |
Multi | IPTW | 0.901 [0.626, 1.295] | 0.940 [0.765, 1.155] | 0.958 [0.665, 1.380] | 0.958 |
Multi | MW | 0.886 [0.623, 1.260] | 0.877 [0.700, 1.099] | 1.010 [0.705, 1.447] | 1.010 |
Multi | OW | 0.904 [0.636, 1.286] | 0.899 [0.724, 1.115] | 1.006 [0.704, 1.439] | 1.006 |
Pair | IPTW | 0.906 [0.634, 1.294] | 0.947 [0.771, 1.164] | 0.943 [0.652, 1.363] | 0.957 |
Pair | MW | 0.883 [0.621, 1.256] | 0.944 [0.767, 1.160] | 1.010 [0.705, 1.446] | 0.936§ |
Pair | OW | 0.894 [0.629, 1.271] | 0.946 [0.770, 1.163] | 1.006 [0.704, 1.438] | 0.945§ |
Abbreviations: PS: propensity score; Multi: multinomial generalized propensity score; IPTW: inverse probability of treatment weights; MW: matching weights; OW: overlap weights; Pair: pairwise propensity score.
Direct comparison results for diclofenac vs ibuprofen.
Indirect comparison results for diclofenac vs ibuprofen based on the first two contrast. That is, (hazard ratio for diclofenac vs naproxen) / (hazard ratio for ibuprofen vs naproxen).
Non-transitive results for the third contrast. The direct comparison estimates and the indirect comparison estimates are on the opposite side of 1.0 although the difference is small.