Review Article

The Association of Haptoglobin Gene Variants and Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

The characteristics of included studies.

StudyYearCountryNumber of DR/DWRAge (DWR)Age (DR)Male/female (DR)Male/female (DWR)DM duration (years) DR/DWRBMI
(kg/m2)
HbA1c (%)

Mukund et al.2013India30/15 (NPDR)55.93 ± 17.8555.7 ± 11.9716/147/811.6 ± 4.77/7.6 ± 3.59
Nitza et al.2011Finland14/84 (PDR)69 ± 9.762 ± 7.813/128/564.3 ± 3.7/19 ± 828.8 ± 2.5/28.7 ± 5.38.7 ± 2.5/7.4 ± 1.2
Adinortey et al.2011Ghana24/7352.70 ± 1.49 (male)56.83 ± 0.97 (male)101/18946/6226.86 ± 0.51 (male)
51.27 ± 1.48 (female)53.36 ± 0.74 (female)28.58 ± 0.40 (female)
Wobeto et al.2006Brazil97/7318.0 ± 5.9/14.6 ± 4.5 (Hp1-1)8.7 ± 1.9/8.4 ± 1.9 (Hp1-1)
16.8 ± 6.6/13.8 ± 4.2 (Hp2-1)8.8 ± 2.0/7.8 ± 1.9 (Hp2-1)
18.8 ± 6.9/14.7 ± 3.7 (Hp2-2)9.3 ± 1.9/8.3 ± 2.2 (Hp2-2)
Meng et al.2011China149/16858 ± 1057 ± 1182/6791/7712/926.3 ± 3.7/26.7 ± 4.08.77 ± 2.00/8.44 ± 1.91
Wang et al. (PDR)2011China101/16858.2 ± 10.652.8 ± 10.542/5991/7712.5/927.0 ± 3.9/26.7 ± 4.07.84 ± 2.13/8.44 ± 1.91
(NPDR)149/16857.0 ± 11.182/6791/7712.0/926.3 ± 3.7/26.7 ± 4.08.77 ± 2.00/8.44 ± 1.91