Research Article

Prediabetes Is Associated with HNF-4α P2 Promoter Polymorphism rs1884613: A Case-Control Study in Han Chinese Population and an Updated Meta-Analysis

Table 4

The characteristics of each study included in meta-analysis.

StudyCountry/racial decentPublication year Source of controlsMinor alleleMajor alleleSample size(HNF)- rs1884613
CaseControl
CaseControlCaseControlCaseControlCCCGGGCCCGGG

American Diabetes Association [12]Finland 
Scandinavia
2010Family based and population based0.210.160.790.847874104982543529110514

Dupont and Plummer [13]America Ashkenazi Jewish 1990Family based0.270.210.730.79275342

Silander et al. [15]America Caucasian 2004Hospital
based
0.1710.1720.8290.828300310

Boj et al. [8]Discordant sibs 2001 Population based0.190.180.810.82609580
Canada0.120.170.880.83471471
Scandinavia0.200.190.800.81127127
Sweden0.190.150.810.85514514
GCI USA0.150.170.850.8312261226
GCI Poland0.170.180.830.8210091009

Winter [7]Japan 
Japanese
2003Hospital
based
0.4820.4690.5180.531192192598152539841

Love-Gregory et al. [16]Japan 
Japanese
2004Hospital
based
0.4770.4740.5230.526925893

Higgins and Thompson [14]Norway 
Scandinavia
2002Population based0.1980.1810.8020.81916441879104850767122453163

The present studyChina 
Chinese
2014Population based0.430.430.570.574905751482607917128894

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