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The horizontal line in the funnel plot indicates the fixed effects summary estimate, while the sloping lines indicate the expected 95% confidence intervals for a given standard error, assuming no heterogeneity between studies. No publication bias was observed among studies using Egger’s (p = 0.91) test, which suggested that there was no evidence of publication bias.
Abbreviation: TBIL, total bilirubin.
