Meta-regression of the included studies
| Factor | Coefficient | SE | t | P>│t│ | 95% CI |
| Baseline HAMA score | −0.15 | 0.48 | −0.31 | 0.76 | −1.12 to 0.86 |
| Age | −0.08 | 0.12 | −0.71 | 0.49 | −0.33 to 0.16 |
| Treatment times of rTMS | −0.19 | 0.15 | −1.21 | 0.24 | −0.51 to 0.14 |
HAMA, Hamilton Anxiety Scale; rTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.