Funnel plot asymmetry was assessed by the method of Egger’s linear regression
test, a linear regression approach to measure funnel plot asymmetry on the natural logarithm scale of the RR.
The
significance of the intercept was determined by the t-test as suggested by Egger ( P < 0.05 was considered representative of statistically significant publication bias).
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