Table 4.
Results of Egger’s and Begg’s tests
| Comparison | Egger’s test
|
Begg’s test
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | P-value | 95% CI | Z | P-value | |
| OS | 1.40 | 0.181 | −0.87 to 4.23 | 1.36 | 0.173 |
| Cancer type | |||||
| GC | 0.26 | 0.816 | −21.01 to 23.77 | -0.34 | 1.000 |
| Esophageal cancer | 0.12 | 0.915 | −8.67 to 9.18 | 0.34 | 0.734 |
| Hepatocellular cancer | 0.63 | 0.642 | −54.11 to 59.75 | 0.52 | 0.602 |
| Biliary tract cancer | 1.55 | 0.364 | −10.98 to 14.04 | 1.04 | 0.296 |
| Others | 1.55 | 0.262 | −8.81 to 18.71 | 0.34 | 0.734 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GC, gastric cancer; OS, overall survival.