Table 3 Meta-regression analyses for continuous moderators across SITB outcomes.

From: Efficacy of interventions for suicide and self-injury in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis

 

Publication year

Average age

Gender proportion

Treatment duration

White/non-white proportion

b

p

b

p

b

p

b

p

b

p

Binary/categorical

Overall

− 0.01

0.16

− 0.02

0.40

− 0.001

0.64

− 0.0002

0.94

0.002

0.43

Suicide ideation

0.003

0.83

− 0.03

0.38

0.01

0.13

0.01

0.03

0.01

0.10

Suicide attempt

− 0.03

0.09

0.04

0.62

0.005

0.58

0.01

0.70

0.002

0.82

Suicide death

− 0.19

0.46

− 0.26

0.30

− 9.29

0.46

− 0.26

0.30

− 0.26

0.30

NSSI

0.02

0.66

− 0.14

0.12

− 0.01

0.45

0.02

0.23

0.01

0.44

Self-harm

− 0.02

0.14

0.03

0.82

− 0.01

0.30

− 0.01

0.41

0.01

0.60

Visits and hospitalizations

0.002

0.99

0.23

0.68

0.03

0.44

0.04

0.69

− 0.09

0.33

Other/combined SITBs

− 0.02

0.36

0.01

0.82

− 0.01

0.32

− 0.01

0.25

− 0.005

0.60

Continuous

Overall

0.01

0.38

0.01

0.38

− 0.003

0.18

− 0.001

0.72

− 0.004

0.16

Suicide ideation

0.001

0.93

0.03

0.33

− 0.001

0.53

− 0.003

0.52

− 0.002

0.46

Suicide attempt

Suicide death

NSSI

Self-harm

0.04

0.12

0.25

0.23

− 0.01

0.05

− 0.01

0.05

− 0.01

0.53

Visits and hospitalizations

Other/combined SITBs

  1. Estimates were not reported for analyses involving fewer than five effect sizes to improve the reliability and accuracy of estimates; b indicates the regression coefficient; dashes indicate unavailable information; boldface indicates a significant effect at p < 0.05.