Table 3.
Publication bias in the meta-analysis of studies.
| Outcomes | Begg’s Rank Correlation Test | Egger’s Linear Regression Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Value | p-Value | Intercept (95% CI) | t | df | p-Value | |
| FPG | 0.29 | 0.773 | −0.04 (−1.51, 1.44) | −0.05 | 16 | 0.959 |
| 2hPBG | 1.13 | 0.260 | 3.77 (−0.71, 8.24) | 2.34 | 5 | 0.080 |
| HOMA−IR | 0.24 | 0.806 | 0.40 (−1.26, 2.06) | 0.76 | 4 | 0.503 |
| Insulin | 0.73 | 0.466 | −1.92 (−4.02, 0.19) | −2.16 | 8 | 0.068 |
| HbA1c | 0.89 | 0.371 | 1.34 (−0.86, 3.54) | 1.41 | 9 | 0.197 |
| HDL−C | 0.21 | 0.833 | −0.88 (−2.84, 1.07) | −0.94 | 22 | 0.360 |
| LDL−C | 0.72 | 0.472 | 0.66 (−3.69, 5.02) | 0.31 | 24 | 0.756 |
| TG | 0.11 | 0.910 | −0.26 (−1.81, 1.28) | −0.36 | 22 | 0.726 |
| TC | 0.61 | 0.544 | −0.89 (−2.65, 0.87) | −1.04 | 24 | 0.307 |