Supplementary Table 1.
Results of publication studies according to Begg's and Egger's tests
| Studies for association between UA and the risk of MetS components (P) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Begg's test | Egger's test | |
| High FBS | 0.999 | 0.655 |
| Abdominal obesity | 0.764 | 0.340 |
| HTN | 0.734 | 0.436 |
| Hyper-TG | 0.721 | 0.411 |
| Low HDL-C | 0.296 | 0.075 |
| FBS | 0.450 | 0.731 |
| Serum TG | 0.405 | 0.637 |
| Serum HDL-C | 0.308 | 0.301 |
| WC | 0.450 | 0.640 |
| Fasting insulin | 0.700 | 0.341 |
| SBP | 0.454 | 0.643 |
| DBP | 0.998 | 0.587 |
FBS=Fasting blood sugar; HDL-C=High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG=Triglyceride; WC=Waist circumference; BP=Blood pressure; DBP=Diastolic BP; SBP=Systolic BP; MetS=Metabolic syndrome; HTN=Hypertension