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Table 5 Results of meta-analytic moderator analyses for social support from supervisor

From: Psychosocial areas of worklife and chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

k

OR

LL

UL

I 2

z-Test

Study Design

 Cross-sectional

3

0.84

0.69

1.02

48.9

p = .380

 Prospective

5

0.76

0.67

0.86

0.0

 

Occupation

 Blue

    

p = .497

 Mixed

4

0.76

0.66

0.87

0.0

 

 Pink

4

0.82

0.68

0.98

28.4

 

Study Quality

 High

    

p = 1.00

 Medium

8

0.78

0.70

0.86

0.0

 

 Low

     

Country

Asia

1

0.62

0.42

0.91

0.0

p = .155

 Australia/NZ

     

 Europe

6

0.82

0.73

0.93

0.0

 

 Northern America

1

0.67

0.52

0.85

0.0

 

Exposure (months)

5

PE = −.009, SE = .010

 

p = .364

Year of Publication

8

PE = −.029, SE = .017

 

p = .083

Sample Size

8

PE < −.001, SE < .001

 

p = .751

Mean Age

8

PE = −.019, SE = .014

 

p = .189

Females (%)

8

PE = .001, SE = .002

 

p = .494

  1. k Number of included studies, OR Mean sample size-weighted (pooled) odds ratio, LL Lower limit of 95% confidence (precision) interval (CI), UL Upper limit of 95% CI, I2 Index of heterogeneity I2 (percent), PE Point estimate of predictor from meta-regression (and corresponding standard error SE)