Table 6 Moderators of light treatment effect on phase shift by using subgroup analyses with mixed-effects models.

From: Dose–response effects of light therapy on sleepiness and circadian phase shift in shift workers: a meta-analysis and moderator analysis

(a)

Subgroup

k

Hedges’s g

95% CI

p (Z)a

I2

Lower

Upper

Intensity of light treatment (lux)

Group 1

 < 1000

2

0.944

0.423

1.465

< 0.001

0

 1000–5000

8

0.983

0.611

1.356

< 0.001

0

 > 5000

2

2.676

1.705

3.648

< 0.001

0

Group 2

 < 2000

3

0.677

0.199

1.154

0.005

0

 2000–5000

7

1.134

0.829

1.440

< 0.001

0

 > 5000

2

2.676

1.705

3.648

< 0.001

0

Group 3

 < 3000

4

0.710

0.362

1.058

< 0.001

0

 3000–5000

6

1.204

0.853

1.555

< 0.001

0

 > 5000

2

2.676

1.705

3.648

< 0.001

0

Treatment duration (daily hr)

 ≤ 1

3

0.952

0.206

1.698

0.012

0.743

 > 1

9

1.166

0.688

1.644

< 0.001

17.873

Treatment duration (total hr)

 ≤ 10

7

1.182

0.865

1.499

< 0.001

0

 > 10

5

1.166

0.282

2.050

0.010

30.014

Number of daily treatment sessions (n)

 1

9

1.137

0.607

1.667

< 0.001

18.492

 > 1

3

1.130

0.627

1.633

< 0.001

0

(b)

Subgroup

k

Hedges’s g

95% CI

p (Z)a

I2

Lower

Upper

Timing of treatment

Night time

6

1.528

0.950

2.107

< 0.001

7.083

Day time or mixed

7

0.798

0.390

1.206

< 0.001

0

Treatment day

Same day

4

0.967

0.334

1.599

0.003

0

Different day

9

1.137

0.688

1.586

< 0.001

22.871

Type of treatment light

Single type of light

10

1.141

0.741

1.541

< 0.001

21.004

Mixed type of light

3

0.889

0.062

1.717

0.035

0

Control treatment

Active treatment

11

1.216

0.848

1.584

< 0.001

8.3649

No treatment

2

0.245

− 0.389

0.878

0.449

0

Shift work

Night shift

10

1.164

0.720

1.607

< 0.001

11.668

Rotating shift

3

0.892

0.193

1.592

0.012

5.7388

Simulated shift

Yes

9

1.379

1.041

1.718

< 0.001

7.0895

No

4

0.436

0.071

0.802

0.019

0

Timing of measure

Night time

8

1.194

0.635

1.753

< 0.001

16.256

Day time or mixed

5

1.016

0.592

1.441

< 0.001

0.110

Research design

Randomized controlled trial

7

1.447

0.869

2.025

< 0.001

14.171

Randomized crossover trial

6

0.748

0.423

1.072

< 0.001

0

Data handling

Intention-to-treat

6

1.128

0.398

1.859

0.002

26.446

Per protocol or unknown

7

1.127

0.827

1.429

< 0.001

0

(c)

Subgroup

k

Hedges’s g

95% CI

p (Z)a

I2

Lower

Upper

Risk of bias

Incomplete outcome data

 Low risk

10

1.150

0.718

1.583

< 0.001

15.024

 High risk

3

0.857

0.223

1.491

0.008

9.249

  1. aP value for the Z test of the moderator effect.