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Table 4 Main results of the meta-analysis of TGF-ß1 gene polymorphisms in populations following HWE

From: Association of TGF-ß1 polymorphisms and chronic hepatitis C infection: a Meta-analysis

SNPs

 

No.of study

Gene model

OR(95%CI)

P

Heterogeneity text

Publication bias

P(Q-test)

I2(%)

Begg’s

Egger’s

-509

Total (HWE)

5

TT vs. CC

1.507 (1.262–1.799)

0.000

0.115

49.4

1.000

0.400

   

TC vs. CC

1.240 (1.117–1.377)

0.000

0.394

0.0

1.000

0.304

  

TT + TC vs. CC

1.200 (1.113–1.295)

0.000

0.170

40.2

1.000

0.353

  

TT vs. CC + TC

1.141 (0.935–0.393)

0.193

0.504

0.0

1.000

0.563

  

T vs. C

1.374 (1.074–1.758)

0.011

0.022

65.0

0.806

0.403

Egyptian (HWE)

2

TT vs. CC

1.567 (1.284–1.912)

0.000

0.244

26.3

1.000

(CHC-healthy)

 

TC vs. CC

1.272 (1.128–1.434)

0.000

0.437

0.0

1.000

  

TT + TC vs. CC

1.225 (1.124–1.336)

0.000

0.302

6.3

1.000

  

TT vs. CC + TC

1.407 (1.120–1.768)

0.003

0.372

0.0

1.000

  

T vs. C

1.270 (1.153–1.399)

0.000

0.223

32.7

1.000

Total (HWE)

4

TT vs. CC

1.462 (1.215–1.760)

0.000

0.075

61.4

1.000

0.411

(CHC-healthy)

 

TC vs. CC

1.230 (1.101–1.373)

0.000

0.246

28.7

1.000

0.355

  

TT + TC vs. CC

1.189 (1.098–1.288)

0.000

0.102

56.2

1.000

0.384

  

TT vs. CC + TC

1.323 (1.069–1.636)

0.010

0.212

35.5

1.000

0.427

  

T vs. C

1.300 (0.991–1.707)

0.058

0.020

69.3

0.308

0.228

codon 25

Total (HWE)

10

CC vs. GG

0.701 (0.417–1.180)

0.182

0.735

0.0

1.000

0.987

   

CG vs. GG

0.974 (0.550–1.724)

0.927

0.002

67.5

0.602

0.775

  

CC + CG vs. GG

0.956 (0.543–1.683)

0.875

0.001

68.5

0.754

0.769

  

CC vs. GG + CG

0.766 (0.443–1.325)

0.341

0.896

0.0

1.000

0.924

  

C vs. G

0.973 (0.626–1.512)

0.902

0.007

60.6

0.371

0.708

Total (HWE)

8

CC vs. GG

0.696 (0.411–1.179)

0.178

0.596

0.0

0.806

0.913

(CHC-healthy)

 

CG vs. GG

0.853 (0.474–1.533)

0.594

0.007

64.2

0.711

0.722

  

CC + CG vs. GG

0.843 (0.468–1.518)

0.569

0.004

66.2

0.902

0.736

  

CC vs. GG + CG

0.769 (0.441–1.342)

0.356

0.803

0.0

0.806

0.886

  

C vs. G

0.864 (0.516–1.444)

0.576

0.008

63.4

0.711

0.723

  1. A random effects model was used when P-value for heterogeneity test was < 0.1; otherwise, a fixed effects model was used, and values in bold were statistically significant at P < 0.05. –, no number
  2. CHC chronic hepatitis C, CI confidence interval, HWE Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, OR odds ratio, SNP single-nucleotide polymorphism, P (Q-test), P-value of Q-test for heterogeneity test