Table 4.
Meta‐regression analyses of the heterogeneity in AFP and AFP‐L3%
| Variable | AFP | AFP‐L3% | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeff. | SE | P‐value | RDOR | (95%) CI | Coeff. | SE | P‐value | RDOR | (95%) CI | |
| Method | −.105 | .1878 | .5849 | 0.90 | 0.60‐1.35 | .204 | .1248 | .1259 | 1.23 | 0.94‐1.61 |
| Country | −.111 | .1669 | .5191 | 0.90 | 0.62‐1.28 | −.147 | .2526 | .5694 | 0.86 | 0.50‐1.49 |
| Sample size | .000 | .0011 | .9099 | 1.00 | 1.00‐1.00 | .000 | .0012 | .7475 | 1.00 | 1.00‐1.00 |
Abbreviations: (95%) CI, 95% confidence interval; Coeff., coefficient; RDOR, ratio of diagnostic odds ratio; SE, standard error.