Table 3 Egger’s test for publication bias in meta-analysis of the association of six VDR polymorphisms with melanoma risk
Variant | Egger's test | Heterozygote | Homozygote | Dominant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bsm1 | t (df) | −0.13 (5) | −2.16 (5) | −0.86 (5) |
P | 0.905 | 0.097 | 0.439 | |
Cdx2 | t (df) | 0.56 (1) | −7.66 (1) | 0.05 (1) |
P | 0.674 | 0.083 | 0.97 | |
EcroV | t (df) | 2.75 (6) | 2.38 (6) | 3.38 (6) |
P | 0.033 | 0.054 | 0.015 | |
Fok1 | t (df) | −0.718 (7) | 0.72 (7) | −0.15 (7) |
P | 0.496 | 0.493 | 0.884 | |
Taq1 | t (df) | 2.57 (5) | 1.90 (5) | 2.30 (5) |
P | 0.05 | 0.116 | 0.070 | |
Apa1 | t (df) | −3.44 (1) | −0.52 (1) | −1.11 (1) |
P | 0.18 | 0.694 | 0.467 |