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. 2025 Nov 18;8:679. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-02057-4

Table 3.

Subgroup Analysis Results

Variable Group Data Size Effect Size (SMD) 95% Confidence Interval Subgroup p-value Interaction p-value
Exposure duration
 less than 5 min 5 0.70 0.03, 1.38 0.040 0.319
 5–9.9 min 19 0.71 0.49, 0.92 <0.001
 10–15 min 11 1.11 0.72, 1.51 <0.001
 more than 15 min 2 0.67 0.21, 1.12 0.004
Age groups
 under 20 years old 3 1.06 0.26, 1.85 0.009 0.004
 20–24.99 years old 18 0.93 0.67, 1.18 <0.001
 25–30 years old 6 1.07 0.27, 1.87 0.009
 over 30 years old 10 0.46 0.35, 0.58 <0.001
Exposure environments
 Virtual 12 0.81 0.46, 1.16 <0.001 0.937
 Real 25 0.83 0.62, 1.04 <0.001