Publication bias for CV events and all-cause mortality.

<p>Funnel plots of the precision for cardiovascular (CV) events (<b>A</b>) and all-cause mortality (<b>B</b>). Open circles indicate individual studies in the correlation of carotid distensibility coefficient with events, and open diamonds mean the risk ratios and 95%CI for the meta-analysis. Solid circles indicate the imputed studies, and solid diamonds mean the risk ratios and 95%CI after adjustments for publication bias.