Table 3 Meta-regression analyses.

From: Irritable bowel syndrome in children: the placebo response rate and influencing factors a meta-analysis

Variable

Coefficient (95%CI)

P value

Study initiation year

−0.01 (−0.04 to 0.01)

0.369

Age

−0.03 (−0.07 to 0.00)

0.056

Run-in period

0.02 (−0.06 to 0.11)

0.615

Dosing schedule

0.23 (0.10 to 0.35)

<0.001

duration of therapy

0.01 (−0.04 to 0.05)

0.791

the number of visits

0.02 (−0.13to 0.17)

0.792

  1. P < 0.05 indicates statistically significant difference; P ≥ 0.05 indicates no statistical difference. P values with statistical differences are shown in bold.
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