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. 2014 Oct 6;9(10):e104368. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104368

Table 3. Results of Meta-regression for Prevalence among Chinese College Students.

Covariate Meta-regression coefficient 95%CI P value Variance explained (%)
Univariate analyses
Year of publication
2004–2007 0.176 −0.356 to 0.709 0.507 −1.40
2008–2009 0.015 −0.460 to 0.492 0.946 −2.55
2010–2011 0.078 −0.437 to 0.594 0.759 −2.31
2012–2013 −0.281 −0.809 to 0.246 0.288 0.41
Male percent −0.235 −0.672 to 0.202 0.283 0.46
Sample size
<2000 0.192 −0.258 to 0.642 0.394 −0.64
2000–4000 0.283 −0.168 to 0.734 0.212 1.51
>4000 −0.604 −1.082 to −0.126 0.015 12.16
Area 0.392 −0.077 to 0.863 0.099 4.43
Mean age −0.230 −0.417 to −0.044 0.017 16.2
Screening tool −0.435 −0.859 to −0.010 0.045 7.26
Response rate −0.050 −0.088 to −0.011 0.012 13.01
Medical student 0.359 −0.080 to 0.799 0.106 4.16
Multivariable analyses 0.016 52.85
Response rate −0.057 −0.10 to −0.014 0.011
Male rate −0.030 −0.055 to −0.004 0.024
Sample size(2000–4000) 0.778 0.210 to 1.346 0.010