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. 2021 Apr;21(4):537–545. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30432-1

Table 4.

Sensitivity analyses for each outcome by trimester of maternal infection

Vertical transmission rate after maternal infection in pregnancy
CZS after congenital infection
OPZRO after congenital infection, given no CZS
Diagnostic sensitivity
CZS after maternal infection in pregnancy
CZS or OPZRO after maternal infection in pregnancy
T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3
Base case 46% 28% 25% 19% 11% 3% 42% 46% 43% 42% 85% 80% 9% 3% 1% 24% 14% 11%
Between-trial variation: base case assumes that 95% of study-specific outcomes are within a factor of 2 above or below the median
Factor of 1·0: fixed effect 28% 23% 22% 22% 10% 3% 33% 31% 33% 62% 96% 89% 6% 2% 1% 14% 9% 8%
Factor of 1·5: random effect 48% 26% 26% 22% 15% 4% 40% 44% 42% 45% 88% 82% 8% 3% 1% 22% 13% 10%
Factor of 3·0: random effect 48% 29% 26% 20% 12% 4% 43% 47% 44% 39% 82% 78% 9% 3% 1% 26% 15% 12%
Factor of 1200: random effect 46% 31% 26% 36% 24% 8% 45% 49% 46% 35% 78% 75% 16% 7% 2% 30% 19% 13%
Classification of fetal loss outcomes with undetermined status as OPZRO, CZS, or asymptomatic: base case classifies them as OPZRO
CZS 45% 28% 25% 35% 16% 8% 38% 46% 42% 45% 78% 79% 16% 5% 2% 27% 15% 12%
Asymptomatic 49% 26% 24% 18% 11% 3% 29% 43% 40% 38% 87% 80% 9% 3% 1% 20% 13% 10%
Removal of data, one study at a time, and removal of all data
Pomar et al (2018)16 48% 28% 21% 24% 12% 5% 46% 39% 56% 27% 64% 73% 11% 3% 1% 27% 13% 12%
Nogueira et al (2018)18 43% 24% 22% 22% 14% 4% 45% 51% 39% 40% 83% 74% 9% 3% 1% 24% 14% 9%
Hoen et al (2018)17 47% 37% 30% 14% 10% 2% 47% 52% 46% 42% 75% 75% 7% 4% 1% 25% 21% 14%
Rodó et al (2019)19 44% 31% 27% 16% 8% 0% 41% 42% 40% 49% 84% 80% 7% 2% 1% 22% 14% 11%
Brasil et al (2016)15 39% 21% 21% 21% 11% 5% 34% 36% 41% 43% 90% 81% 8% 2% 1% 18% 9% 9%
Merriam et al (2020)21 48% 29% 26% 20% 11% 3% 43% 47% 43% 41% 84% 79% 9% 3% 1% 26% 15% 12%
Conners et al (2017)20 51% 33% 29% 17% 9% 3% 40% 42% 42% 46% 85% 82% 8% 3% 1% 25% 16% 13%
All data removed 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 18% 18% 18% 34% 34% 34%
Lower diagnostic sensitivity with OPZRO and asymptomatic outcomes relative to CZS: base case has equal diagnostic sensitivity
Log odds ratio 0·5 51% 30% 26% 17% 10% 3% 39% 44% 42% 49% 85% 84% 8% 3% 1% 25% 15% 12%
Definition of CZS not 100% specific for congenital Zika virus: base-case positive predictive value is 100%
Positive predictive value 80% 51% 28% 25% 14% 8% 2% 42% 46% 44% 36% 82% 78% 7% 2% 1% 25% 14% 11%
Positive predictive value 60% 64% 32% 27% 10% 6% 2% 36% 45% 44% 24% 73% 74% 6% 2% 0% 27% 15% 12%

Data are posterior median percent. CZS=congenital Zika syndrome. OPZRO=other potentially Zika-virus-related outcome. T1=trimester 1. T2=trimester 2. T3=trimester 3.