Review Article
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 |
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