Table 6 The results of Begg’s and Egger’s test for the publication bias
From: TLR3 gene polymorphisms in cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Comparison model | Begg’s test | Egger’s test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Z value | P value | t value | P value | |
rs3775290 (C13766T, C > T) | ||||
M1 | −0.98 | 0.327 | −0.88 | 0.443 |
M2 | 0.98 | 0.327 | 3.08 | 0.054 |
M3 | −0.98 | 0.327 | −0.78 | 0.493 |
M4 | 1.47 | 0.142 | 1.7 | 0.188 |
M5 | −0.19 | 0.851 | 0.87 | 0.432 |
rs3775291 (G13909A, L412F, G > A) | ||||
M1 | 0.49 | 0.621 | 0.62 | 0.559 |
M2 | 0.99 | 0.322 | 1.06 | 0.329 |
M3 | 0.49 | 0.621 | 1.02 | 0.346 |
M4 | 0.99 | 0.322 | 1.02 | 0.348 |
M5 | 1.25 | 0.211 | 1.48 | 0.183 |
rs3775292 (C/G, intron 3, C > G) | ||||
M1 | −1.36 | 0.174 | −1.14 | 0.371 |
M2 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 3.88 | 0.061 |
M3 | 0.00 | 1.000 | −0.68 | 0.567 |
M4 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 3.11 | 0.090 |
M5 | 0.68 | 0.497 | 0.14 | 0.901 |
rs5743312 (C9948T, intron 3, C > T) | ||||
M1 | −0.52 | 0.602 | −0.39 | 0.764 |
M2 | −0.52 | 0.602 | −0.76 | 0.587 |
M3 | −0.52 | 0.602 | 0.75 | 0.590 |
M4 | −0.52 | 0.602 | −0.75 | 0.589 |
M5 | 0.00 | 1.000 | −0.86 | 0.479 |