The Diagnostic Value of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as an Effective Biomarker for Eye Disorders: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

The results of the publication bias and heterogeneity tests.

Outcome	Number of studies	SMD(95% CI)	Heterogeneity		Publication bias
			statistics	Q test value	Egger’s test value	Begg’s test value
Keratoconus	6	0.69 (0.33-1.05)	70.6%	0.004	0.65	1.00
Dry eye disease	4	0.32 (-0.49-1.13)	94.6%	<0.001	0.30	0.30
Pterygium	6	0.14 (0.01-0.26)	0.0%	0.727	0.75	1.00
Idiopathic epiretinal membrane	4	0.14 (0.01-0.26)	59.3%	0.061	0.01	0.08
Glaucoma	12	0.56 (0.25-0.87)	92%	<0.001	0.06	0.53