Table 5

Evaluation of publication bias using the Egger’s and the Begg’s test

Characteristic	P (Egger’s)	P (Begg’s)	Characteristic	P (Egger’s)	P (Begg’s)
Fever	0.091	0.703	Shivering	0.642	0.137
Cough	0.259	0.776	Asymptomatic	0.840	0.589
Fatigue	0.094	0.018	Leucocytosis	0.087	0.238
Myalgia	<0.001	<0.001	Normal leucocyte count	0.760	0.195
Headache	0.034	0.015	Leucopenia	0.790	0.587
Diarrhoea	0.001	0.004	Lymphopenia	0.062	0.910
Expectoration	0.208	0.018	High C reactive protein	0.001	0.138
Dyspnoea	0.386	0.088	High procalcitonin	0.022	0.222
Chest tightness	0.234	0.164	High D-dimer	0.363	0.466
Nausea and vomiting	0.102	0.092	High erythrocyte sedimentation rate	0.028	0.048
Pharyngalgia	0.089	0.086	Abnormal liver function	0.050	0.640
Rhinorrhea	0.748	0.059	Abnormal renal function	0.015	0.686
Anorexia	0.002	0.006	High myocardial enzymes	0.791	0.350