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Table 4 Summary of risk of bias ratings per correlate sub-category

From: Peripheral and neural correlates of self-harm in children and adolescents: a scoping review

 

Number of studies with each rating (%)

Good

Fair

Poor

Peripheral Correlates Sub-Categories (Total numbers of studies)

Stress Response System (n = 23)

12 (52%)

9 (39%)

2 (9%)

Serotonin System (n = 8)

3 (38%)

4 (50%)

1 (12%)

Sleep (n = 6)

3 (50%)

3 (50%)

0 (0%)

Neuromodulators (n = 4)

4 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Immune System (n = 3)

1 (33%)

2 (67%)

0 (0%)

Lipid Metabolism (n = 2)

2 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Pituitary Hormones (n = 2)

0 (0%)

1 (50%)

1 (50%)

Neural Correlates Sub-Categories (Total number of studies)

Brain Function, Imaging Studies (n = 19)

3 (16%)

16 (84%)

0 (0%)

Brain Function, Non-Imaging Studies (n = 6)

1 (17%)

5 (83%)

0 (0%)

Brain Structure (n = 6)

1 (17%)

5 (83%)

0 (0%)