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Table 6 Results of Begg’s test and Egger’s test

From: Distinct clinical features and prognostic factors of hepatitis C virus-associated non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcome

P Begg’s test

P Egger’s test

Impact of HCV infection

     Overall survival

1.000

0.619

     Progression-free survival

0.386

0.871

     Overall response rate

0.276

0.373

     Hepatic dysfunction

0.452

0.236

     Age of onset

1.000

0.499

     Advanced disease stage

0.162

0.468

     Presence of B symptom

0.074

0.065

     Elevated LDH level

0.533

0.639

     H-I/H risk

0.125

0.379

     Spleen involvement

0.386

0.878

     Liver involvement

1.000

0.895

     Bone marrow involvement

0.100

0.167

Impact of antiviral treatment

     Overall survival

0.917

0.407

     Progression-free survival/disease-free survival

0.260

0.070

Liver-related survival factors

     Liver cirrhosis

0.707

0.262

  1. Abbreviation: H-I/H high-intermediate and high