Associations between three common single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs266729, rs2241766, and rs1501299) of ADIPOQ and cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis

Table 5 Publication bias assessment of this meta-analysis

SNPs	Genetic model	Egger’s test		Begg’s test
SNPs	Genetic model	t-value	P	z-value	P
rs266729	Allelic model	0.60	0.552	0.47	0.639
	Dominant model	0.77	0.451	0.62	0.536
	Recessive model	−0.67	0.507	0.92	0.358
	Heterozygote model	0.79	0.435	0.81	0.420
	Homozygote model	−0.45	0.658	0.73	0.464
rs2241766	Allelic model	3.52	0.001	2.16	0.031
	Dominant model	3.63	0.001	2.99	0.003
	Recessive model	0.72	0.476	0.40	0.687
	Heterozygote model	3.17	0.003	2.97	0.003
	Homozygote model	0.88	0.383	0.33	0.744
rs1501299	Allelic model	−0.80	0.427	0.96	0.337
	Dominant model	0.09	0.930	0.13	0.895
	Recessive model	−2.24	0.031	2.11	0.035
	Heterozygote model	0.60	0.549	0.11	0.911
	Homozygote model	−1.45	0.155	1.49	0.137

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