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Table 3 Publication bias tests (Begg’s funnel plot and Egger’s test for publication bias test) for rs1800629 and rs361525 polymorphisms

From: No association between three polymorphisms (rs1800629, rs361525 and rs1799724) in the tumor necrosis factor-α gene and susceptibility to prostate cancer: a comprehensive meta-analysis

Egger’s test

Begg’s test

Genetic type

Coefficient

Standard error

t

P value

95%CI of intercept

z

P value

rs1800629

 A-allele vs. G-allele

0.009

0.681

0.01

0.989

(−1.418–1.437)

0.21

0.833

 AG vs. GG

0.331

0.528

0.63

0.539

(−0.779–1.440)

0.1

0.922

 AA+AG vs. GG

0.046

0.619

0.07

0.941

(−1.249–1.341)

0.33

0.74

rs361525

 A-allele vs. G-allele

−0.216

1.259

0.17

0.87

(−2.866–3.297)

0.12

0.902

 AG vs. GG

−0.293

0.935

−0.3

0.765

(−2.582–1.996)

− 0.12

1

 AA+AG vs. GG

−0.303

0.938

−0.3

0.757

(−2.599–1.991)

− 0.12

1

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