Table 3 Analysis of publication bias

Serum albumin

serum

-2.36

0.056

-19.94,0.34

0.035

renal tissues

0.07

0.958

-67.77, 68.49

1

Age

serum

-2.93

0.026

-1.93,-0.17

1

renal tissues

-0.25

0.843

-60.93, 58.56

1

Serum creatinine

serum

0.66

0.539

-8.16,13.79

0.386

eGFR

serum

2.26

0.109

-0.50,2.94

0.462

24-hour urine protein

serum

-0.61

0.602

-13.2,9.91

0.734

Remission rate

serum

-0.25

0.809

-3.26,2.63

1

renal tissues

-4.44

0.141

-24.65, 11.88

0.296

higher or low titer group

-9.2

0.003

-9.94, -4.83

0.027

Adverse effects rate

serum

-0.43

0.684

-3.29,2.34

0.548

higher or low titer group

0.86

0.549

-30.83, 35.29

1