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. 2015 Jun 4;10(6):e0128896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128896

Table 4. Publication bias of studies examined with Begger test.

Begger Begger
Time No. studies Z P Years post-interruption No. studies Z P
1992 1 NA 1 1 NA
1993 1 NA 2 2 1.00 0.32
1994 2 1.00 0.32 3 3 0.52 0.60
1995 5 0.00 1.00 4 2 1.00 0.32
1996 7 -1.05 0.29 5 3 -1.57 0.12
1997 8 0.49 0.62 6 2 1.00 0.32
1998 7 0.19 0.85 7 1 NA
1999 9 1.04 0.30 8 1 NA
2000 7 1.65 0.10 9 4 1.36 0.17
2001 8 0.45 0.65 10 8 -0.49 0.62
2002 7 0.75 0.45 11 8 -0.25 0.81
2003 9 0.21 0.84 12 9 0.83 0.40
2004 10 0.80 0.42 13 9 -0.25 0.81
2005 13 0.69 0.49 14 13 1.22 0.22
2006 16 0.63 0.53 15 13 0.61 0.54
2007 14 0.05 0.96 16 14 0.61 0.54
2008 20 0.72 0.47 17 8 0.99 0.32
2009 13 0.41 0.68 18 9 0.25 0.81
2010 9 1.98 0.05 19 8 1.24 0.22
2011 7 1.05 0.29 20 7 0.15 0.88
2012 3 0.52 0.60 21 9 0.74 0.46
2013 1 NA 22 7 1.35 0.18
23 11 0.45 0.66
24 7 -0.75 0.45
25 4 0 1
26 4 0.68 0.50
27 4 1.57 0.12
28 3 1.00 0.32
29 1 NA
30 1 NA
31 1 NA