Fig. 1
From: Subclinical hypothyroidism and depression: a meta-analysis
a Forest plots showing standard mean differences (SMD, 95% CI) for the increase of depressive score in SCH patients comparing to the normal individuals in a random effects model. X-axis: possitive values equal to the aggravation on depressive tendency. b Subgroup analyses of depressive scale based on age in a random effects model. X-axis: possitive values equal to the aggravation on depressive tendency. SMD: standard mean differences. Younger: participants with the mean age <60 years old. Older: participants with the mean or minimum age ≥60 years old
