TABLE 4.

Overall meta-analysis of the correlations (r, 95% CI) between serum cortisol concentration and waist circumference among children based on cross-sectional studies.

					Heterogeneity
Sample	Adiposity outcome(s)	N of studies	Correlations (r, 95% CI)	P-value	I2 (%)	χ2	P-value	Tau-squared	P-value Egger’s test)a
Overall	Waist circumference	2	−0.01 (−0.10, 0.09)	0.91	0	0.26	0.61	< 0.001	–

^aThe Egger’s tests was used to indicate the existence of publication bias. If p-value < 0, it was indicated that publication bias was existed, otherwise, no publication bias existed.