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. 2013 Dec 31;8(12):e83412. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083412

Table 4. Moderator analysis of studies on inhibitory control to disease-salient stimuli in BN patients.

Number of studies Number of patients Effect size Heterogeneity Small study effects
Hedges' g CI95 SE p value p value (Egger's test)
a) Food/eating
BN 12 218 −0.67 −0.86, −0.47 0.10 <0.001 Q (11) = 13.4, p = 0.266 I2 = 18.1% 0.933
Tasks
Stroop 11 200 −0.67 −0.88, −0.45 0.11 <0.001 Q (10) = 13.4, p = 0.201 I2 = 25.5% 0.938
No-go 1 18 −0.68 −1.34, −0.02 0.34 0.042
b) Shape/weight
BN 12 218 −0.61 −0.79, −0.44 0.09 <0.001 Q (11) = 9.1, p = 0.616 I2 = 0 0.532
Tasks
Stroop 11 200 −0.65 −0.84, −0.47 0.09 <0.001 Q (10) = 6.65, p = 0.758 I2 = 0 0.628
No-go 1 18 −0.13 −0.77, +0.51 0.33 0.699

CI95: 95% confidence interval, SE: standard error; BN: bulimia nervosa.