TABLE 4.
Random effects | Coefficient | Standard error | 95% lower | 95% upper | Z-value | P-value |
Intercept | 0.181*** | 0.042 | 0.100 | 0.262 | 4.36 | 0.000 |
Design (RCT) | −0.088* | 0.038 | –0.162 | –0.014 | –2.33 | 0.020 |
Sample size (Small) | 0.077* | 0.038 | 0.003 | 0.151 | 2.04 | 0.041 |
Grade (Pre-kindergarten) | 0.082 | 0.066 | –0.048 | 0.211 | 1.23 | 0.218 |
Duration (more than one year) | 0.010 | 0.037 | –0.063 | 0.083 | 0.27 | 0.788 |
Dosage (low) | −0.122*** | 0.033 | –0.187 | –0.057 | –3.68 | 0.000 |
Dosage (NA) | –0.045 | 0.061 | –0.165 | 0.075 | –0.73 | 0.465 |
In meta-regression, the number of studies was 20, and the number of effect size was 177.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.