Review Article

The Role of Circulating RBP4 in the Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Kidney Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Egger’s test and Begg’s test for publication bias.

FactorsEgger’s testBegg’s test
95% CI

Micro- vs. normal albuminuria0.580.593-12.580519.234441.00
Micro+macro- vs. normal albuminuria0.890.439-13.5101824.014090.462
Micro- vs. macroalbuminuria0.900.464-16.1268624.63851.000
Normal albuminuria vs. control0.820.460-9.79710517.959840.707
Microalbuminuria vs. control0.220.837-22.7114826.605530.707
Macroalbuminuria vs. control0.920.526-375.3805434.110.296
CKD vs. non-CKD1.680.236-13.1351429.905050.734