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. 2020 Sep 5;8(9):331. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8090331

Table 3.

Subgroup analysis of the effects of psilocybin on depression and anxiety.

Variable BDI STAI−Trait
Number of Effect Sizes 95% CI p−Value I2 (%) Number of Effect Sizes 95% CI p−Value I2 (%)
Total 11 - - 11
WMD observed - −2.589 0.002 * 0 - −5.906 <0.001 * 0
(−4.207 to −0.971) (−7.852 to −3.960)
WMD adjusted - −2.589 - - - −5.906 - -
(−4.207 to −0.971) (−7.852 to −3.960)
Dose (mg/kg) BDI STAI−Trait
Number of Effect Sizes 95% CI p−Value I2 (%) Number of Effect Sizes 95% CI p−Value I2 (%)
0.2 2 −4.425 0.195 0 2 −4.509 0.208 0
(−11.118 to −2.269) (−11.430 to 2.422)
0.3 7 −1.438 0.171 0 7 −6.240 <0.001 * 0
(−3.498 to 0.622) (−8.615 to −3.865)
0.4 2 −4.447 0.002 * 0 2 −5.449 0.008 * 0
(−7.287 to −1.607) (−9.345 to −1.553)
Time (days) after Psilocybin Administration BDI STAI−Trait
Number of Effect Sizes 95% CI p−Value I2 (%) Number of Effect Sizes 95% CI p−Value I2 (%)
1 3 −1.769 0.325 0 2 −4.359 0.067 0
(−5.290 to 1.752) (−8.946 to 0.228)
14 2 −1.766 0.432 0 3 −7.258 0.005 * 39.340
(−6.167 to 2.635) (−11.330 to −3.184)
35–189 6 −3.024 0.003 * 0 6 −5.854 <0.001 * 0
(−5.026 to −1.023) (−8.385 to −3.322)

WMD—weighted mean differences; CI—confidence interval; * Indicates a significant result.