Table 2 Subgroup analyses of the lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation among MSM
From: Lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation among men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis
Subgroup | Â | Number. of studies | MSM with suicidal ideation | Total sample | Pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation (95% CI) (%) | Heterogeneity | Between group difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I 2 (%) | P value | χ 2 | P value | ||||||
Geographic area | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 613.596 | <0.001 |
|  | High-income countries | 11 | 7166 | 17,119 | 42.55 (34.78–50.50) | 98.8 | <0.001 |  |  |
|  | Low- and middle- income countries | 7 | 1330 | 5661 | 25.78 (17.33–35.26) | 98.3 | <0.001 |  |  |
Sample source | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 554.585 | <0.001 |
|  | Population-based | 6 | 2769 | 10,426 | 30.58 (26.25–35.09) | 93.8 | <0.001 |  |  |
|  | Community-based | 13 | 6605 | 16,241 | 36.34 (26.93–46.32) | 99.2 | <0.001 |  |  |
HIV status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 11.504 | 0.001 |
|  | Positive | 2 | 38 | 149 | 25.75 (17.64–34.76) | 18.0 | 0.269 |  |  |
|  | Negative | 3 | 344 | 2283 | 16.99 (3.17–38.52) | 99.1 | <0.001 |  |  |