Table 2 Node-splitting analysis of inconsistency within network meta-analysis.

From: Effect of Long-term Incretin-Based Therapies on Ischemic Heart Diseases in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Network Meta-analysis

comparison

p-value

OR (95%CrI)

Myocardial infarction

DPP-4 inhibitors versus GLP-1 agonists

direct

0.71125

0.37 (−0.79, 1.6)

indirect

 

0.099 (−0.34, 0.79)

network

 

0.12 (−0.27, 0.75)

DPP-4 inhibitors versus Placebo

direct

0.41375

0.0016 (−0.35, 0.33)

indirect

 

0.39 (−0.54, 1.4)

network

 

0.014 (−0.26, 0.38)

DPP-4 inhibitors versus Sulfonylureas

direct

0.53125

0.98 (0.38, 1.7)

indirect

 

0.59 (−0.42, 1.7)

network

 

0.86 (0.30, 1.4)

GLP-1 agonists versus Placebo

direct

0.38375

−0.037 (−0.61, 0.52)

indirect

 

−0.43 (−1.4, 0.41)

network

 

−0.10 (−0.66, 0.26)

GLP-1 agonists versus Sulfonylureas

direct

0.5225

0.49 (−0.45, 1.4)

indirect

 

0.87 (0.024, 1.7)

network

 

0.73 (0.072, 1.3)

Angina

DPP-4 inhibitors versus GLP-1 agonists

direct

0.43125

−0.17 (−2., 1.7)

indirect

 

0.77 (−0.80, 3.1)

network

 

0.37 (−0.83, 1.6)

DPP-4 inhibitors versus Sulfonylureas

direct

0.495

0.056 (−0.59, 0.80)

indirect

 

−0.83 (−3.5, 1.6)

network

 

0.050 (−0.65, 0.67)

GLP-1 agonists versus Sulfonylureas

direct

0.50125

−0.68 (−2.6, 0.75)

indirect

 

0.18 (−1.7, 2.3)

network

 

−0.29 (−1.7, 0.83)

Coronary arterial diseases

DPP-4 inhibitors versus GLP-1 agonists

direct

0.02875

0.78 (−0.85, 2.8)

indirect

 

−2.2 (−4.8, −0.28)

network

 

−0.65 (−1.9, 0.60)

DPP-4 inhibitors versus Sulfonylureas

direct

0.02

−0.70 (−2., 0.24)

indirect

 

2.5 (−0.036, 5.7)

network

 

−0.34 (−1.3, 0.56)

GLP-1 agonists versus Sulfonylureas

direct

0.015

1.6 (−0.11, 3.9)

indirect

 

−1.5 (−3.9, 0.36)

network

 

0.28 (−1.0, 1.5)

  1. p < 0.05: significant inconsistency between direct and indirect evidence.