Polymorphism in STAT4 Increase the Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Updated Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Comparison of the association between the STAT4 rs7574865 polymorphism and SLE in each ethnicity.

Population	No. of studies	Test of association			Test of heterogeneity		Publication bias (Egger’s test)
		OR	(95% CI)	value	(%)	value	value
Asian	21	1.518	1.440-1.600	<0.001	18.9	0.215	0.517
European	7	1.674	1.433-1.955	<0.001	53.3	0.045	0.731
American	4	1.706	1.431-2.034	<0.001	69.7	0.019	0.827
Overall	32	1.579	1.497-1.665	<0.001	43.1	0.006	0.457