Risk prediction models for diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review.

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) · 2025 · PMC12291684 · PMID 40717809

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I 2 value of 97.89% (p < 0.001) indicated a high degree of consistency between the studies, and an Egger’s value of -6.963 (p=0.06), suggesting that there was no significant publication bias but close to the level of significance, the potential possibility of bias needs to be considered with caution.

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