Body dysmorphic disorder and self-esteem: a meta-analysis

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Moderator analyses of uncorrected zero-order correlations

Moderator	Level	Estimate	95%-CI	p-value
Mean age		−.006	[−.017, .006]	.316
Percentage of females		.003	[−.002, .008]	.208
Sample type^a	BDD / HC	−.433	[−.729, −.138]	.006**
	Community / student	.008	[−.188, .205]	.931
	Cosmetic surgery	.003	[−.230, .235]	.980
Diagnostic method^b	Self-report	.048	[−.120, .216]	.561
BDD diagnosis^c	Yes	−.196	[−.357, −.035]	.019*

Note: Moderator analyses were conducted separately for each moderator. Intercepts were omitted in this table.
^a Dummy-coded with clinical BDD samples as the reference category
^b Dummy-coded with clinician-administered as the reference category
^c Dummy-coded with no as the reference category
* p < .05 **p < .01

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