Review Article

Association between Toll-Like Receptor 4 Polymorphisms and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Susceptibility: A Meta-Analysis

Table 4

The results of publication bias in dominant and recessive model and allele analysis.

PolymorphismGenetic modelBegg’s testEgger’s test
Coefficient

D299GDominant −0.520.60−2.030.45
Recessive−1.000.32−3.420.24
Allele−0.520.60−2.090.45

T399IDominant −1.570.12−1.150.56
Recessive−1.000.32−2.150.32
Allele−1.570.12−1.830.15