Meta-Analysis of the Association between Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms and the Risk of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

Table 6

Egger’s test results for the publication bias of VDR polymorphisms and AITD risk.

Comparison model	value of Egger’s test
	rs731236	rs1544410	rs2228570	rs7975232
Homozygote comparison	0.516	0.626	0.125	0.258
Heterozygote comparison	0.271	0.521	0.07	0.274
Dominant model	0.287	0.444	0.07	0.283
Recessive model	0.381	0.933	0.092	0.130
Allele comparison	0.307	0.422	0.062	0.186