Skip to main content

Table 6 Publication bias assessment in the meta-analysis of microarchitectural changes in the mandibles of OVX rats

From: Microarchitectural changes in the mandibles of ovariectomized rats: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Begg’s test

P value

Egger’s test

P value

Fail-safe N

Trim-and-fill

Adjusted SMD (95% CI)

P-value

BV/TV

0.012

0.005

300

−1.27 (−2.42, −1.11)

0.032

Tb.Th

0.037

0.034

215

−1.01 (− 1.87, − 0.16)

0.020

Tb.Sp

0.022

0.022

239

1.31 (0.57, 2.05)

< 0.001

Tb.N

1.00

0.386

3

−0.47 (−1.48, 0.53)

0.354

BMD

0.484

0.214

75

−0.75 (−1.56, 0.06)

0.070

  1. OVX Ovariectomy, BV/TV Trabecular bone volume fraction, Tb.Th Trabecular number, Tb. Sp Trabecular thickness, Tb.N Trabecular separation, BMD Bone mineral density, SMD Standardized mean difference