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  • Clinical Research

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  • Meta-analysis of individual participant data (IPD) with continuous exposure variables is statistically well-defined but underutilized in practice.
  • A gap exists in making these advanced statistical methods readily applicable in clinical and epidemiological research settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance the accessibility of meta-analysis methods for studies involving individual participant data and continuous exposure variables.
  • To provide a practical demonstration of these techniques for broader adoption in research.

Main Methods:

  • A two-stage meta-analysis process is employed, utilizing fractional polynomials to estimate study-specific exposure-response curves.
  • Study-specific curves are then averaged pointwise across all included studies.
  • Both fixed-effects and random-effects models can be implemented for the averaging step.

Main Results:

  • The methodology is illustrated with real-world data featuring continuous outcomes and exposures, along with covariates.
  • Provided Stata and R code segments and outputs facilitate the replication of results.
  • The case study demonstrates the practical application and interpretability of the proposed methods.

Conclusions:

  • The presented methods and tools are adaptable for various research scenarios, including time-to-event or categorical outcomes.
  • Flexibility in modeling exposure-outcome curves and covariate adjustment strategies is highlighted.
  • This work aims to facilitate the wider application of robust meta-analytic techniques in health research.