Table 3:
Moderator Analysis
| Moderator | Number of samples | Number of effects | Main Effect of Pre-3 Month Slope | Main Effect of Post-3 Month Slope | Main Effect of Moderator: Estimate (SE) | Moderator * Pre-3 Month Slope: Estimate (SE) | Moderator * Post-3 Month Slope: Estimate (SE) | Residual Heterogeneity: QE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point prevalence model | ||||||||
| None (unconditional model) | 19 | 75 | −0.111 (0.008) * | −0.014 (0.004) * | -- | -- | -- | 892.03 * |
| Study quality (mean-centered) | 19 | 72 | −0.117 (0.009) * | −0.016 (0.003) * | 0.001 (0.001) | 0.000 (0.001) | 0.000 (0.000) | 704.03 * |
| PTSD assessment method | 19 | 75 | −0.124 (0.012) * | −0.013 (0.007) | 857.26 * | |||
| Interview | 11 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Self-report (vs. interview) | 8 | 33 | -- | -- | −0.075 (0.091) | 0.028 (0.017) | −0.001 (0.008) | |
| PTSD diagnosis determination | 19 | 75 | −0.112 (0.009) * | −0.013 (0.004) * | 819.43 * | |||
| Diagnostic criteria | 16 | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Cut score (vs. diagnostic criteria) | 3 | 10 | -- | -- | 0.120 (0.122) | 0.007 (0.022) | −0.005 (0.013) | |
| Country | 19 | 75 | −0.081 (0.019) * | −0.017 (0.005) * | 847.36 * | |||
| Non-US | 6 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| US (vs. non-US) | 13 | 59 | -- | -- | 0.059 (0.102) | −0.038 (0.021) | 0.005 (0.007) | |
| Mean age (mean-centered) | 17 | 69 | −0.104 (0.009) * | −0.014 (0.004) * | 0.004 (0.009) | −0.006 (0.002) * | 0.000 (0.001) | 740.16 * |
| Percent women (mean-centered) | 18 | 69 | −0.116 (0.009) * | −0.014 (0.004) * | −0.010 (0.014) | −0.003 (0.003) | 0.000 (0.001) | 783.78 * |
| Percent stranger perpetrators (mean-centered) | 11 | 42 | −0.103 (0.011) * | −0.013 (0.005) | −0.004 (0.004) | 0.001 (0.001) | 0.001 (0.001) | 660.79 * |
| Mean severity model | ||||||||
| None (unconditional model) | 17 | 57 | −0.063 (0.004) * | −0.006 (0.001) * | -- | -- | -- | 3156.43 * |
| Study quality (mean-centered) | 17 | 57 | −0.064 (0.004) * | −0.007 (0.002) * | 0.002 (0.002) | 0.000 (0.000) | 0.000 (0.000) | 2987.27 * |
| PTSD assessment method | 17 | 57 | −0.060 (0.005) * | −0.011 (0.002) * | 2686.38 * | |||
| Interview | 11 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Self-report (vs. interview) | 6 | 21 | -- | -- | 0.082 (0.070) | −0.001 (0.008) | 0.006 (0.003) | |
| Country | 17 | 57 | −0.052 (0.007) * | −0.004 (0.001) | 3037.65 * | |||
| Non-US | 4 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| US (vs. non-US) | 13 | 46 | -- | -- | 0.094 (0.079) | −0.010 (0.008) | −0.007 (0.003) | |
| Mean age (mean-centered) | 15 | 51 | −0.060 (0.004) * | −0.013 (0.002) * | 0.005 (0.008) | −0.002 (0.001) | −0.002 (0.001) * | 2695.62 * |
| Percent women (mean-centered) | 17 | 57 | −0.059 (0.004) * | −0.005 (0.002) | −0.002 (0.005) | −0.002 (0.001) | −0.000 (0.001) | 2188.09 * |
| Percent stranger perpetrators (mean-centered) | 8 | 29 | −0.053 (0.005) * | −0.014 (0.003) * | −0.007 (0.003) | 0.000 (0.000) | 0.001 (0.000) | 778.87 * |
*
p < .004 (p value cutoff corrected for multiple tests)