Review Article

Association between MnSOD Val16Ala Polymorphism and Cancer Risk: Evidence from 33,098 Cases and 37,831 Controls

Table 2

Meta-analysis of the association between MnSOD Val16Ala polymorphism and cancer risk.

VariablesNumber of studiesSample size (case/controls)HomozygousHeterozygousRecessiveDominantAllele comparison
Ala/Ala versus Val/ValVal/Ala versus Val/ValAla/Ala versus (Val/Val + Val/Ala)(Ala/Ala + Val/Ala) versus Val/ValAla versus Val
OR (95% CI)P hetOR (95% CI)P hetOR (95% CI)P hetOR (95% CI)P hetOR (95% CI)P het

All8833,098/37,8311.09 (1.00–1.19)<0.0011.07 (1.02–1.12)0.0011.05 (0.99–1.11)<0.0011.08 (1.02–1.14)<0.0011.06 (1.02–1.11)<0.001
Cancer type
Breast2412,479/12,6031.03 (0.95–1.13)0.2761.02 (0.96–1.09)0.3021.02 (0.94–1.10)0.1571.01 (0.94–1.09)0.0661.02 (0.97–1.06)0.226
Prostate177101/91461.04 (0.87–1.24)0.0021.14 (1.05–1.24)0.7651.03 (0.94–1.14)0.2251.14 (1.05–1.23)0.5521.07 (1.00–1.15)0.106
Lung62021/23471.13 (0.63–2.04)0.0191.05 (0.76–1.46)0.0160.91 (0.72–1.14)0.3131.02 (0.78–1.32)0.0210.98 (0.80–1.21)0.039
Bladder61271/12700.66 (0.39–1.13)0.0020.91 (0.68–1.23)0.0491.01 (0.83–1.24)0.5200.93 (0.68–1.26)0.0210.97 (0.80–1.19)0.033
Pancreatic61422/20431.01 (0.59–1.73)0.0071.07 (0.77–1.49)0.0321.08 (0.77–1.50)0.0201.04 (0.70–1.55)0.0021.04 (0.76–1.43)<0.001
CRC52258/21801.02 (0.86–1.20)0.8561.04 (0.90–1.20)0.7330.99 (0.86–1.13)0.9671.03 (0.90–1.18)0.7331.01 (0.93–1.09)0.863
Ovarian3716,13581.10 (0.85–1.42)0.8391.15 (0.92–1.45)0.7731.00 (0.81–1.23)0.9731.13 (0.92–1.40)0.7481.05 (0.92–1.19)0.836
HCC3593/7591.92 (0.85–4.36)0.0501.15 (0.66–2.00)0.0551.70 (0.97–2.97)0.1621.36 (0.67–2.76)0.0051.34 (0.76–2.35)0.001
NHL32123/24791.96 (0.96–4.00)<0.0011.03 (0.89–1.19)0.5511.08 (0.94–1.24)0.3571.05 (0.92–1.20)0.8311.05 (0.96–1.14)0.849
Other cancers153114/36461.79 (1.18–2.70)<0.0011.25 (1.05–1.49)0.0581.54 (1.07–2.20)<0.0011.32 (1.08–1.61)0.0011.32 (1.08–1.61)<0.001
Ethnicity
Asian185092/57481.82 (1.15–2.88)0.0201.10 (0.94–1.30)0.0011.76 (1.16–2.68)0.0651.08 (0.91–1.29)<0.0011.16 (0.96–1.40)<0.001
Caucasian5623,738/26,1211.03 (0.94–1.12)<0.0011.08 (1.03–1.13)0.2081.02 (0.96–1.08)0.0051.08 (1.02–1.14)0.0111.04 (1.00–1.09)<0.001
African71530/17581.58 (0.85–2.93)<0.0010.95 (0.80–1.12)0.4420.98 (0.79–1.21)0.3140.99 (0.81–1.20)0.2891.01 (0.87–1.17)0.168
Mixed72738/42041.11 (0.88–1.42)0.1410.98 (0.81–1.19)0.1961.12 (0.97–1.31)0.1871.02 (0.85–1.23)0.1771.06 (0.94–1.21)0.107
Source of control
PB4823,004/27,1931.10 (1.01–1.19)<0.0011.07 (1.02–1.12)0.2631.02 (0.97–1.08)0.0711.07 (1.02–1.13)0.0711.04 (1.00–1.08)0.006
HB4010,094/10,6381.09 (0.88–1.35)<0.0011.08 (0.98–1.20)0.0031.16 (1.01–1.34)<0.0011.10 (0.98–1.23)<0.0011.13 (1.03–1.24)<0.001
Quality score
Low397625/76081.15 (0.90–1.46)<0.0011.09 (0.98–1.22)0.0251.13 (0.99–1.29)0.0151.11 (0.98–1.26)<0.0011.12 (1.02–1.23)<0.001
High4925,473/30,2231.08 (1.00–1.17)0.0011.07 (1.02–1.13)0.0671.03 (0.97–1.09)0.0021.07 (1.02–1.14)0.0021.04 (1.00–1.09)<0.001

Het: heterogeneity; CRC: colorectal cancer; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; NHL: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; PB: population-based; HB: hospital-based.