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Table 3 Heterogeneity subgroup meta-analysis of anxiety, distress, depression, sleep problem, insomnia, post-traumatic stress disease (PTSD) based on continents in the 11 studies

From: A meta-analysis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to evaluate the psychological consequences of COVID-19

Anxiety

Continent

Q Ame = 398.3189

df = 12

P < 0.001

I2 = 96.99

  

Q Afr = 0

df = 0

P = 1

I2 = 0

  

Q Asi = 9.8038*104

df = 270

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.73

  

QEur = 1.5539*103

df = 20

P < 0.001

I2 = 98.71

  

Q within = 9.9990*104

df = 302

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.70

  

Q between = 1.594

df = 3

P = 0.661

 
  

Q overall = 1.0146*105

df = 305

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.70

Distress

Continent

Q Asi = 3.2398*103

df = 14

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.57

  

Q Eur = 132.244

df = 5

P < 0.001

I2 = 96.22

  

Q Ame = 0

df = 0

P = 1

I2 = 0

  

Q Within = 3.3721*103

df = 19

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.44

  

Q between = 5.124

df = 2

P = 0.077

 
  

Q overall = 3.4582*103

df = 21

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.39

Depression

Continent

Q Ame = 237.97

df = 10

P<0.001

I2 = 95.80

  

Q Eur = 1.130*103

df = 19

P<0.001

I2 = 99.32

  

Q Asi = 9.7946*104

df = 226

P<0.001

I2 = 99.77

  

Q Afr = 0

df = 0

P = 1

I2 = 0

  

Q within = 9.9314 *10 4

df = 255

P<0.001

I2 = 99.74

  

Q between = 2.884

df = 2

P = 0.410

 
  

Q overall = .0244*105

df = 3

P = 0.012

I2 = 72.418

Sleep Problem

Continent

QAsi = 9.8119*104

df = 132

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.87

  

QEur = 4.9220*104

df = 43

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.91

  

Q Afr = 523.5537

df = 7

P < 0.001

I2 = 98.66

  

QeAme = 1.4416*103

df = 15

P < 0.001

I2 = 98.96

  

Q within = 1.4930*105

df = 197

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.87

  

Qbetween = 37.629

df = 3

P < 0.001

 
  

Qoverall = 1.7992*105

df = 200

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.87

Insomnia

Continent

Q Asi = 2.2492*103

df = 20

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.11

  

QEur = 3.1914*103

df = 3

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.91

  

Q within = 1.936

df = 23

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.58

  

Q between = 1.936

df = 1

P = 0.164

 
  

Q overall = 6.7152*103

df = 24

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.64

PTSD

continent

Q Asi = 2.9749*103

df = 18

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.40

  

Q Eur = 903/159

df = 11

P < 0.001

I2 = 98.78

  

Q Ame = 5.336

df = 3

P = 0.149

 
  

Q within = 3.8834*103

df = 32

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.18

  

Q between = 0.993

df = 2

P = 0.609

 
  

Q overall = 4.0864*103

df = 34

P < 0.001

I2 = 99.17

  1. Asi Asia, Eur Europe, Ame America, Afr Africa, df degree of freedom