[R-meta] Changing the reference group within a study

[Steven Bradburn]

Dear All,

Basically, I was wondering how to change the effect size of an adjusted model from a study to reflect a different reference group within that study. For example, the study has 4 groups with the following relative risks and 95% CIs :


1. RR 0.81 (0.69 - 0.96)

2. RR 0.88 (0.76 - 1.03)

3. RR 0.80 (0.80 - 1.08)

4. Reference

The other studies included within my meta-analysis have defined group 1 as the reference, instead of group 4 used here. How can I go about changing the RRs so that group 1 is the reference group within this study? Or is that not even possible?


Any help on this issue will be greatly appreciated.


Kind regards,

Steven

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