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Table 3 Resulting p-values for testing the publication bias under five genetic models

From: A modified regression method to test publication bias in meta-analyses with binary outcomes

Methods

ACE-I/D Polymorphism

D vs. I

DD vs. II

ID vs. II

DD vs. ID+II

DD+ID vs. II

(I2 = 81.1%)*

(I2 = 71.8%)

(I2 = 31.5% )

(I2 = 74.5%)

(I2 = 63.1%)

Begg

0.04

0.11

0.80

0.09

0.17

Schwarzer

0.05

0.19

0.80

0.15

0.27

AS-Begg

0.03

0.03

0.76

0.03

0.23

Egger

0.02

0.02

0.76

0.01

0.09

Harbord

0.02

0.07

0.97

0.02

0.19

Peters

0.004

0.01

0.74

<0.001

0.05

AS-Egger

0.02

0.06

0.97

0.01

0.16

AS-Thompson

0.03

0.13

0.95

0.01

0.18

SVE

0.02

0.06

0.98

0.01

0.15

SVT

0.09

0.21

0.99

0.04

0.24

  1. *I2 represents the percentage of between-study variability due to heterogeneity.