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Table 5 Publication bias analysis

From: Are gastrointestinal symptoms associated with higher risk of Mortality in COVID-19 patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis

 

No. of included literatures

OR

P value for OR

P value of Egger’s test

Original data

    

 GI symptom

53

0.88

0.23

0.05

 Diarrhea

24

1.01

0.96

0.55

 Nausea/vomiting

18

1.16

0.46

0.04

 Abdominal pain

9

1.55

0.3

0.61

After trim-and-fill

    

 GI symptom

56

0.84

0.11

0.82

 Diarrhea

24

1.01

0.96

0.55

 Nausea/vomiting

21

1.02

0.91

0.9

 Abdominal pain

11

1.28

0.51

0.94

  1. OR, odds ratio; GI, gastrointestinal