Table 3 Software used in joint model fits in included studies
Software | N (%) |
|---|---|
R [91] | 21 (32.3) |
 R (JM) [76] | 15 (23.1) |
 R (JMBayes) [92] | 0 (0) |
 R (joineR) [79] | 1 (1.5) |
 R (frailtypack) [93] | 0 (0) |
1 (1.5) | |
 R (unspecified package) | 2 (3.1) |
 R (own code developed, unclear if available) | 2 (3.1) |
SAS [94] | 13 (20.0) |
 SAS (PROC NLMIXED) | 10 (15.4) |
 SAS (own code available) | 1 (1.5) |
 SAS (unspecified) | 2 (3.1) |
 JM Macro [95] | 0 (0) |
 JMFit Macro [96] | 0 (0) |
Stata [97] | 5 (7.7) |
 Stata (stjm) [80] | 2 (3.1) |
 Stata (unspecified) | 3 (4.6) |
WinBUGS [98] | 4 (6.2) |
 WinBUGS (own code available) | 2 (3.1) |
 WinBUGS (no available code) | 1 (1.5) |
 WinBUGS (unspecified) | 1 (1.5) |
OpenBUGS (no available code) | 1 (1.5) |
Fortran | 3 (4.6) |
 Fortran (code available, not study specific) | 1 (1.5) |
 Fortran (own code developed) | 1 (1.5) |
 Fortran (study states code available) | 1 (1.5) |
NONMEM (unspecified) [99] | 2 (3.1) |
C++ (own code unclear if available) [100] | 1 (1.5) |
Mplus (unspecified) [101] | 1 (1.5) |
More than one software listed/potentially used | 4 (6.2) |
 R (JM) or SAS (unspecified) | 1 (1.5) |
 R or SAS (unspecified) | 1 (1.5) |
 WinBUGS and R (Directed Acyclic Graph provided) | 1 (1.5) |
 WinBUGS and R (own code available) | 1 (1.5) |
Unclear | 10 (15.4) |