• 1. Department of Out-Patient, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, P.R. China;
  • 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, P.R. China;
ZHENG Jianqing, Email: 18060108268@189.cn
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Objective To introduce Bayesian meta-analysis of dichotomous data using PROC MCMC in SAS software.Methods A previous published systematic review was used as an example, Bayesian meta-analysis of dichotomous data was implemented by PROC MCMC in SAS software, and programming code was provided.Results The log-transformed value of odds ratio (OR) was used as the efficacy. The results of the Bayesian meta-analysis were very similar to those obtained by the frequency method.Conclusions Based on the powerful programming capabilities of SAS, PROC MCMC can easily implement Bayesian meta-analysis of dichotomous data. With the rapid development of Bayesian statistical theory, Bayesian meta-analysis will play an important role in the field of meta-analysis.

Citation: FAN Lirong, ZHENG Jianqing. Implementing Bayesian meta-analysis of binary data using PROC MCMC process step in the SAS software. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2021, 21(2): 210-218. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202002118 Copy

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