Table 3. Meta-regression examining factors associated with between study heterogeneity in the odds of suicide in high-risk strata.
Coefficient | Standard error | Lower limit | Upper limit | Z-value | p-value | |
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Year of publication | 0.014 | 0.011 | -0.007 | 0.035 | 1.27 | 0.20 |
Base rate of suicide | -2.61 | 2.38 | -7.28 | 2.06 | -1.09 | 0.27 |
Length of follow-up | <0.001 | 0.003 | -0.007 | 0.007 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
Number of variables initially examined | 0.005 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.008 | 2.91 | 0.004 |
Number of variables in high-risk model | 0.007 | 0.012 | -0.016 | 0.03 | .63 | 0.53 |