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Table 3 Publication bias evaluation

From: Effect of TP53 rs1042522 on the susceptibility of patients to oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral leukoplakia: a meta-analysis

Genetic models

Begg’s test*

Egger’s test

z

P B

t

P E

allele C vs. G

1.03

0.303

0.88

0.393

carrier C vs. G

0.78

0.434

0.52

0.609

homozygote CC vs. GG

0.78

0.434

1.51

0.152

heterozygote GC vs. GG

0.95

0.343

0.19

0.856

dominant GC + CC vs. GG

0.78

0.434

0.69

0.504

recessive CC vs. GG + GC

0.87

0.387

1.63

0.124

  1. *continuity corrected; OSCC, oral squamous cell carcinoma;
  2. OL, oral leukoplakia; PB, P value of Begg’s test; PE, P value of Egger’s test
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