Table 3.
Tests for publication bias of the meta-analysis studies of maternal colonization with GBS in the Africa since 1989 to 31th January, 2019
| Begg’s test | ||||||
| Adj. Kendall’s score (P − Q) | 43 | |||||
| Std. dev. of score | 145.26 (corrected for ties) | |||||
| Number of studies | 57 | |||||
| z | 0.30 | |||||
| Pr > |z| | 0.767 | |||||
| z | 0.29 (continuity corrected) | |||||
| Pr > |z| | 0.772 (continuity corrected) | |||||
| Egger’s test | ||||||
| Number of studies | 57 | |||||
| Root of MSE | 0.3666 | |||||
| Std_eff | Coef. | Std. err. | t | P > |t| | [95% conf. interval] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slope | 2.13663 | 2.378439 | 8.98 | 0.000 | 1.65998 | 2.61328 |
| Bias | 2.853829 | 1.287509 | 2.22 | 0.031 | 0.273604 | 5.434055 |
Test of H0: small-study effects exist as the p-value = 0.031
MSE Mean square error