Review Article

The G Allele of CaSR R990G Polymorphism Increases Susceptibility to Urolithiasis and Hypercalciuria: Evidences from a Comprehensive Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Summary OR and 95% CI of the CaSR polymorphisms and urolithiasis risk.
(a) A986S

AS versus AASS versus AASS versus AA/ASAS/SS versus AA

Total90.97 (0.79–1.19)0.2611.04 (0.48–2.25)0.0601.08 (0.53–2.19)0.099100.94 (0.71–1.25)0.031
Ethnicity
 Asian41.64 (1.04–2.59)0.5494.18 (0.84–20.86)0.7703.97 (0.80–19.76)0.78241.78 (1.13–2.80)0.591
 Caucasian50.85 (0.67–1.07)0.7780.74 (0.31–1.80)0.0290.81 (0.35–1.85)0.04760.78 (0.62–0.99)0.257
Subjects
 PHPT and healthy30.98 (0.48–1.41)0.9181.35 (0.60–3.02)0.4121.35 (0.61–3.00)0.42131.03 (0.73–1.45)0.773
 PHPT patients30.70 (0.44–1.10)0.6900.38 (0.10–1.42)0.2210.44 (0.12–1.44)0.24830.62 (0.40–0.96)0.351
 Healthy population31.10 (0.82–1.47)0.0381.95 (0.91–4.18)0.6672.07 (0.95–4.52)0.51241.13 (0.65–1.96)0.009
SOC
 PB51.07 (0.84–1.36)0.1561.72 (0.97–3.05)0.6411.74 (0.99–3.06)0.66461.10 (0.77–1.57)0.035
 HB40.74 (0.50–1.10)0.8090.40 (0.16–1.02)0.3300.44 (0.19–1.00)0.37640.67 (0.46–0.96)0.442

(b) R990G

RG versus RRGG versus RRGG versus RR/RGRG/GG versus RR

Total61.45 (0.90–2.34)0.0291.90 (0.49–7.30)0.0001.84 (0.53–6.43)0.00092.10 (1.23–3.58)0.001
Ethnicity
 Asian31.27 (0.54–2.96)0.0590.63 (0.26–1.51)0.2130.65 (0.32–1.33)0.24631.26 (0.47–3.40)0.017
 Caucasian31.74 (0.88–3.42)0.0637.01 (2.85–17.27)0.7456.73 (2.74–16.53)0.71762.71 (1.50–4.91)0.044
Subjects
 PHPT and healthy21.11 (0.65–1.90)0.2231.07 (0.07–15.53)0.1051.07 (0.09–12.75)0.12331.45 (0.61–3.41)0.014
 PHPT patients22.40 (0.28–20.65)0.0090.76 (0.30–1.96)0.5750.79 (0.35–1.81)0.64633.61 (0.55–23.84)0.004
 Healthy population22.28 (0.50–10.45)0.0517.57 (3.00–19.11)0.8777.27 (2.89–18.31)0.85133.36 (1.00–11.28)0.064
SOC
 PB41.31 (0.83–2.08)0.1232.87 (0.37–22.43)0.0002.83 (0.39–20.63)0.00051.64 (0.90–3.01)0.013
 HB22.40 (0.28–20.65)0.0090.76 (0.30–1.96)0.5750.79 (0.35–1.81)0.64643.40 (0.97–11.85)0.004

(c) Q1011E

QE versus QQEE versus QQEE versus QQ/QEQE/EE versus QQ

Total41.59 (0.91–2.81)0.2012.20 (0.40–12.07)0.8632.14 (0.39–11.75)0.85941.59 (0.91–2.81)0.201

Number of studies
b value of test for heterogeneity
SOC: Source of controls, HB: hospital-based control group, and PB: population-based control group.