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. 2023 Jan 11;13:1060941. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1060941

Table 2.

Egger's regression coefficient test and classic fail-safe N test results (these tests, along with the funnel pot are to determine if there is publication bias).

Variable Egger's regression intercept Classic fail-safe N
Intercept SE t df P Z P N
PSM −3.430 1.471 2.331 26 0.027 64.791 0.000 10,570

SE, Standard error of the average effect size; df, degree of freedom; P, Testing the likelihood of the null hypothesis holding; Z, Extent of deviation from variance; N, Number of missing studies that would bring p-value to >alpha.