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Table 4 Estimated influence of treatment and children characteristics on the post-treatment comparison effect size (β [95%CI])

From: Comprehensive ABA-based interventions in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder – a meta-analysis

Potential moderators

Intellectual functioning

Adaptive behavior

Language abilities

Symptom severity

Parental stress

Characteristics of

children

Age

-0.01 [-0.05, 0.02] QM(1) = 0.58, p = .44

0.02 [-0.01, 0.05] QM(1) = 1.44, p = .23

0.00 [-0.03, 0.04] QM(1) = 0.03, p = .85

0.02 [-0.06, 0.12] QM(1) = 0.42, p = .52

-0.01 [-0.13, 0.11] QM(1) = 0.03, p = .87

  

Intake IF

0.04 [-0.05, 0.06] QM(1) = 0.02, p = .90

-0.02 [-0.06, 0.03] QM(1) = 0.56, p = .45

-0.02 [-0.07, 0.03] QM(1) = 0.41, p = .52

-0.01 [- 0.05, 0.02] QM(1) = 0.48, p = .49

-

  

Intake AB

0.04 [-0.13, 0.21] QM(1) = 0.23, p = .63

-0.01 [-0.10, 0.08] QM(1) = 0.05, p = .83

0.02 [-0.08, 0.12]

QM(1) = 0.17, p = .68

-

-

  

Intake L (exp.)

0.11 [0.03, 0.19] QM(1) = 7.00, p = .008

0.04 [-0.02, 0.09] QM(1) = 1.42, p = .23

0.04 [0.02, 0.07] QM(1) = 10.30, p = .001

-

-

  

Intake L (comp.)

0.60 [0.26, 0.96] QM(1) = 11.98, p < .001

0.07 [0.03, 0.11] QM(1) = 14.69, p < .001

0.04 [-0.03, 0.11]

QM(1) = 1.04, p = .31

-

-

  

Duration

0.04 [-0.03, 0.10] QM(1) = 1.25, p = .26

0.00

[-0.05, 0.06]

QM(1) = 0.00,

p = .97

0.02

[-0.06, 0.09]

QM(1) = 0.26,

p = .61

-

-0.03

[-0.15, 0.09]

QM(1) = 0.28,

p = .60

  

Intensity

0.04 [-0.02, 0.09] QM(1) = 1.72, p = .19

0.00 [-0.06, 0.06] QM(1) = 0.00, p = .99

0.03 [-0.01, 0.06] QM(1) = 2.82, p = .09

-0.02

[-0.09, 0.03]

QM(1) = 0.95,

p = .33

-0.05

[-0.23, 0.12]

QM(1) = 0.36,

p = .54

  

Intensity (cumulative)

0.00 [-0.00, 0.00] QM(1) = 2.27, p = .13

0.00 [-0.0, 0.00] QM(1) = 0.11, p = .74

0.00

[-0.00, 0.00]

QM(1) = 1.76,

p = .18

-0.00

[-0.00, 0.00]

QM(1) = 0.94,

p = .33

-0.00

[-0.00, 0.00]

QM(1) = 0.21,

p = .65

  1. Note. IF Intellectual functioning, AB Adaptive behavior, L Language abilities, exp expression, comp comprehension