Table 3.
Meta-regression analysis for latitude, daylight and age of study.
| Latitude Coefficient (95%CI) | p-value | Variance accounted | Daylight Coefficient (95%CI) | p-value | Variance accounted | Age of Study Coefficient (95%CI) | p-value | Variance accounted (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0004 (−0.0014 to 0.0023) | 0.65 | 0% | −0.0002 (−0.0007 to 0.0004) | 0.52 | 0% | −0.0004 [-0.0023 to 0.0016] | 0.19 | 0 | 
| February | −0.0007 (−0.0018 to 0.0005) | 0.28 | 41% | 0.00 (−0.0004 to 0.0005) | 0.38 | 0% | 0.0006 [-0.0009 to 0.0020] | 0.84 | 0 | 
| March | 0.00 (−0.0023 to 0.0024) | 0.97 | 0% | 0.0005 (−0.0003 to 0.0013) | 0.49 | 4% | 0.0006 [-0.0018 to 0.0030] | 0.87 | 0 | 
| April | 0.0011 (−0.0002 to 0.0025) | 0.10 | 0% | 0.0003 (−0.0003 to 0.0009) | 0.46 | 7% | 0.0015 [0.0004 to 0.0026] | 0.006 | 92 | 
| May | −0.0003 (−0.0015 to 0.0009) | 0.60 | 0% | −0.0001 (−0.0005 to 0.0003) | 0.58 | 0% | 0.0010 [0.00 to 0.0021] | 0.05 | 96 | 
| June | 0.0005 (−0.0015 to 0.0025) | 0.60 | 0% | 0.0003 (−0.0002 to 0.0009) | 0.18 | 3% | 0.0003 [-0.0018 to 0.0024] | 0.75 | 0 | 
| July | 0.0004 (−0.0012 to 0.0019) | 0.65 | 0% | 0.0001 (−0.0004 to 0.0005) | 0.68 | 0% | 0.0005 [-0.0011 to 0.0021] | 0.54 | 0 | 
| August | 0.00 (−0.0018 to 0.0018) | 0.90 | 0% | 0.0004 (−0.0003 to 0.0011) | 0.09 | 2% | 0.0018 [0.00 to 0.0035] | 0.05 | 18 | 
| September | 0.0002 (−0.0015 to 0.0020) | 0.80 | 0% | −0.0005 (−0.0011 to 0.0001) | 0.13 | 16% | −0.0012 [-0.0029 to 0.0005] | 0.15 | 21 | 
| October | −0.0003 (−0.0013 to 0.0007) | 0.53 | 0% | 0.00 (−0.0004 to 0.0003) | 0.78 | 0% | −0.0006 [-0.0016 to 0.0004] | 0.26 | 0 | 
| November | 0.0013 (−0.0007 to 0.0033) | 0.70 | 0% | −0.0002 (−0.0007 to 0.0003) | 0.36 | 14% | −0.002 [-0.0031 to −0.001] | <0.001 | 100 | 
| December | −0.0013 (−0.0045 to 0.0019) | 0.43 | 0% | 0.0006 (−0.0005 to 0.0016) | 0.28 | 0% | −0.0030 [-0.006 to 0.0001] | 0.06 | 15 |