Table 1. Publication bias assessment using Begg’s test.

LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides

Begg’s test (LDL)
Kendall’s Tau	0.4286
Significance level	P = 0.0260
Begg’s test (HDL)
Kendall’s Tau	-0.2952
Significance level	P = 0.1250
Begg’s test (TG)
Kendall’s Tau	0.1111
Significance level	P = 0.6767