Table 3 Meta-regressions statistics of dopamine subsystem dysfunction in schizophrenia by different PET markers.

From: Resolving the heterogeneity of dopamine subsystems dysfunction in schizophrenia: a PET meta-analysis

Marker

Region

Stats type

Effect β

95%CI

z

p

D2/3

 

STR

Age Effect

−0.01

[−0.05, 0.03]

−0.59

0.554

 

STR

Year Effect

−0.05

[−0.09, −0.02]

−2.83

0.005

 

STR

Sex Effect

4.06

[1.20, 6.92]

2.78

0.005

 

STR

Duration Effect

−0.01

[−0.07, 0.04]

−0.50

0.615

 

STR

Severity Effect

0.02

[−0.002, 0.05]

1.80

0.071

 

THA

Age Effect

−0.09

[−0.20, 0.01]

−1.81

0.071

 

THA

Year Effect

0.02

[−0.04, 0.07]

0.51

0.607

 

THA

Sex Effect

−0.45

[−2.42, 1.51]

−0.45

0.652

 

THA

Duration Effect

−0.01

[−0.11, 0.08]

−0.31

0.754

 

THA

Severity Effect

0.01

[−0.01, 0.02]

0.83

0.406

 

LIB

Age Effect

−0.07

[−0.27, 0.12]

−0.72

0.470

 

LIB

Year Effect

−0.02

[−0.13, 0.10]

−0.3

0.764

 

LIB

Sex Effect

−0.94

[−3.92, 2.04]

−0.62

0.536

 

LIB

Duration Effect

0.03

[−0.19, 0.25]

0.26

0.794

 

LIB

Severity Effect

0.03

[−0.04, 0.90]

0.83

0.407

 

SN

Age Effect

−0.16

[−0.39, 0.07]

−1.37

0.171

 

SN

Year Effect

−0.02

[−0.27, 0.23]

−0.17

0.867

 

SN

Sex Effect

0.47

[−8.45, 9.39]

0.10

0.918

 

SN

Severity Effect

0.001

[−0.12, 0.12]

−0.02

0.984

 

TMC

Age Effect

−0.10

[−0.23, 0.04]

−1.43

0.152

 

TMC

Year Effect

0.02

[−0.06, 0.10]

0.55

0.582

 

TMC

Sex Effect

−0.40

[−3.02, 2.22]

−0.30

0.765

 

TMC

Duration Effect

−0.002

[−0.12, 0.12]

−0.02

0.975

 

TMC

Severity Effect

0.03

[−0.01, 0.06]

1.53

0.126

DSC

 

STR

Age Effect

−0.02

[−0.07, 0.03]

−0.85

0.397

 

STR

Year Effect

−0.02

[−0.06, 0.01]

−1.21

0.227

 

STR

Sex Effect

0.28

[−1.38, 1.93]

0.33

0.744

 

STR

Duration Effect

−0.04

[−0.13, 0.05]

−0.95

0.344

 

STR

Severity Effect

0.01

[−0.01, 0.03]

1.12

0.309

 

LIB

Age Effect

−0.09

[−0.22, 0.03]

−1.52

0.129

 

LIB

Year Effect

−0.04

[−0.13, 0.04]

−0.96

0.336

 

LIB

Sex Effect

−1.14

[−3.66, 1.38]

−0.89

0.374

 

LIB

Duration Effect

0.002

[−0.06, 0.06]

−0.07

0.945

D1

 

LIB

Age Effect

−0.06

[−0.15, 0.03]

1.33

0.183

 

LIB

Year Effect

0.003

[−0.08, 0.09]

0.08

0.936

 

LIB

Duration Effect

−0.08

[−0.23, 0.07]

−1.03

0.303

 

LIB

Severity Effect

−0.07

[−0.14, 0.01]

−1.71

0.088

 

PFC

Age Effect

−0.12

[0.22, −0.01]

−2.23

0.026

 

PFC

Year Effect

0.02

[−0.10, 0.13]

0.29

0.770

 

PFC

Duration Effect

−0.16

[−0.38, 0.07]

−1.35

0.177

 

STR

Age Effect

−0.1

[−0.16, −0.03]

−3.06

0.002

 

STR

Year Effect

−0.004

[−0.08, 0.07]

−0.1

0.921

 

STR

Duration Effect

−0.16

[−0.25, −0.08]

−3.74

0.0002

 

STR

Severity Effect

−0.06

[−3.36, −1.09]

−4.20

0.00003

 

TMC

Age Effect

−0.11

[−0.23, 0.01]

−1.84

0.065

 

TMC

Year Effect

−0.04

[−0.16, 0.09]

−0.61

0.545

 

TMC

Duration Effect

−0.18

[−0.37, 0.02]

−1.74

0.08

 

TMC

Severity Effect

−0.13

[−0.25, −0.01]

−2.05

0.040

  1. DSC dopamine synthesis capacity, LIB limbic cortex, PFC prefrontal cortex, SN Substantia nigra, STR striatum, TMC temporal cortex. BOLD represent statistical significance.