TC

. meta bias, egger

  Effect-size label: Hedges's g
        Effect size: _meta_es
          Std. err.: _meta_se

Regression-based Egger test for small-study effects
Random-effects model
Method: REML

H0: beta1 = 0; no small-study effects
            beta1 =     -4.05
      SE of beta1 =     3.019
                z =     -1.34
       Prob > |z| =    0.1793

. meta bias, begg

  Effect-size label: Hedges's g
        Effect size: _meta_es
          Std. err.: _meta_se
(1 missing value generated)
(1 missing value generated)

Begg's test for small-study effects

Kendall's score =      4.00
    SE of score =    22.211
              z =      0.14
     Prob > |z| =    0.8926

HDL

. meta bias, egger

  Effect-size label: Hedges's g
        Effect size: _meta_es
          Std. err.: _meta_se

Regression-based Egger test for small-study effects
Random-effects model
Method: REML

H0: beta1 = 0; no small-study effects
            beta1 =      7.91
      SE of beta1 =     7.339
                z =      1.08
       Prob > |z| =    0.2811

. meta bias, begg

  Effect-size label: Hedges's g
        Effect size: _meta_es
          Std. err.: _meta_se
(10 missing values generated)
(10 missing values generated)

Begg's test for small-study effects

Kendall's score =      3.00
    SE of score =     6.658
              z =      0.30
     Prob > |z| =    0.7639

LDL

. meta bias, egger

  Effect-size label: Hedges's g
        Effect size: _meta_es
          Std. err.: _meta_se

Regression-based Egger test for small-study effects
Random-effects model
Method: REML

H0: beta1 = 0; no small-study effects
            beta1 =      2.64
      SE of beta1 =     7.155
                z =      0.37
       Prob > |z| =    0.7122

. meta bias, begg

  Effect-size label: Hedges's g
        Effect size: _meta_es
          Std. err.: _meta_se
(11 missing values generated)
(11 missing values generated)

Begg's test for small-study effects

Kendall's score =     -5.00
    SE of score =     5.323
              z =     -1.13
     Prob > |z| =    0.4524

TG

. meta bias, egger

  Effect-size label: Hedges's g
        Effect size: _meta_es
          Std. err.: _meta_se

Regression-based Egger test for small-study effects
Random-effects model
Method: REML

H0: beta1 = 0; no small-study effects
            beta1 =      0.76
      SE of beta1 =     7.863
                z =      0.10
       Prob > |z| =    0.9226

. meta bias, begg

  Effect-size label: Hedges's g
        Effect size: _meta_es
          Std. err.: _meta_se
(4 missing values generated)
(4 missing values generated)

Begg's test for small-study effects

Kendall's score =     22.00
    SE of score =    16.391
              z =      1.28
     Prob > |z| =    0.2001