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Table 3 Regression coefficients of improvement in attentional performance in included studies using mixed-effects model

From: Surface electroencephalographic neurofeedback improves sustained attention in ADHD: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Continuous variable

N

 

Coefficient (95% CI)

P

Sex (percentage of female)

14

 

− 0.008 (− 0.01 to − 0.001)

0.02

Age

14

 

− 0.009 (− 0.028 to 0.01)

0.39

Treatment duration

14

 

0.006 (− 0.02 to 0.03)

0.67

Intelligent quotient

8

 

0.01 (− 0.05 to 0.08)

0.68

Percentage of medication

13

 

0.003 (− 0.002 to 0.009)

0.26

Percentage of inattention subtype

8

 

0.003 (− 0.01 to 0.02)

0.67

Percentage of combined subtype

6

 

− 0.005 (− 0.03 to 0.02)

0.66

Dropout rate

9

 

0.01 (− 0.03 to 0.05)

0.61

  1. N number of studies, CI confidence interval