Table 3.
Random-effects univariate and multivariate meta-regression analyses of covariates on depression symptoms
| Covariates |
Univariate meta-regression
|
Multivariate meta-regression
|
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|
β
|
SE
|
95%CI
|
P
value
|
β
|
SE
|
95%CI
|
P
value
|
|
| Age | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.03, 0.33 | 0.02b | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.01, 0.27 | 0.04a |
| Cognitive behavioral therapy1 | -0.077 | 0.23 | -1.23, 0.31 | < 0.001c | -0.070 | 0.24 | -1.16, -0.23 | < 0.001c |
| Year of trials | -0.02 | 0.04 | -0.10, 0.06 | 0.66 | - | - | - | - |
| Sample size | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | -0.00, 0.00 | 0.94 | - | - | - | - |
| Numbers of session | -0.05 | 0.04 | -0.13, 0.03 | 0.20 | - | - | - | - |
| Duration of intervention (wk) | -0.07 | 0.05 | -0.16, 0.02 | 0.13 | - | - | - | - |
1
Reference group: Non-cognitive behavioral therapy.
a
P < 0.05.
b
P < 0.01.
c
P < 0.001.
β: Coefficient; SE: Standard error; CI: Confident interval.