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Table 4 Publication bias tests (Begg’s funnel plot and Egger’s test for publication bias test) for IL-6 rs1800795 polymorphism and T2DM and T1DM risk

From: IL-6 gene rs1800795 polymorphism and diabetes mellitus: a comprehensive analysis involving 42,150 participants from a meta-analysis

Egger's test

Begg's test

Genetic type

Coefficient

Standard error

t

P value

95%CI of intercept

z

P value

T2DM

       

 C-allele vs. G-allele

− 0.842

0.636

− 1.32

0.195

(− 2.139–0.455)

1.02

0.306

 CG vs. GG

− 0.688

0.469

− 1.47

0.152

(− 1.645–0.268)

1.18

0.239

 CC + CG vs. GG

− 0.756

0.511

− 1.48

0.149

(− 1.799–0.287)

1.05

0.292

 CC vs. GG

− 0.318

0.301

− 1.06

0.301

(− 0.636–0.300)

0.34

0.736

 CC vs. CG + GG

− 0.304

0.32

− 0.95

0.351

(− 0.961–0.353)

0.45

0.653

T1DM

       

 C-allele vs. G-allele

1.268

0.697

1.82

0.099

(− 0.286–2.823)

1.17

0.244

 CG vs. GG

0.858

0.454

1.89

0.088

(− 0.152–1.869)

− 0.07

1

 CC + CG vs. GG

0.894

0.481

1.86

0.093

(− 0.178–1.967)

0.21

0.837

 CC vs. GG

0.455

0.323

1.41

0.189

(− 0.265–1.174)

0.75

0.451

 CC vs. CG + GG

0.523

0.384

1.36

0.202

(− 0.331–1.379)

0.34

0.732