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. 2016 Feb 9;6:20756. doi: 10.1038/srep20756

Table 2. Meta-regression analysis.

Heterogeneity sources Coefficient 95%CI P
Lower Upper
Races −1.22 −2.58 0.14 0.08
Control types −0.19 −1.46 1.07 0.76
Methods
 MSP −1.78 −5.29 1.73 0.32
 Q-MSP −3.42 −7.19 0.35 0.08
Case sample size 0.38 −1.02 1.78 0.59

Races: Asians and Caucasians; Control types: autologous control and heterogeneous control; Methods: MSP (methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction), Q-MSP (quantitative methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction) and BSP (bisulfite sequencing polymerase chain reaction); Case sample size: <40 and ≥40.