Research Article
Association of Common Variants in eNOS Gene with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma: A Meta-Analysis
Table 3
Summary risk estimates for association between eNOS rs2070744 and POAG.
| | Comparisons | Studies () | Model | Pooled estimate | |
Heterogeneity (%) | |
Egger’s test () |
Begg’s test () | | OR (95% CI) |
| Overall | T versus C | 4 | F | 0.736 (0.594–0.912) | 0.005 | 44.8 | 0.143 | 0.724 | 0.734 | TT versus CC | 4 | F | 0.498 (0.296–0.838) | 0.009 | 21.6 | 0.279 | 0.236 | 1.000 | TC versus CC | 4 | F | 0.725 (0.425–1.239) | 0.240 | 25.0 | 0.264 | 0.561 | 1.000 | TT + TC versus CC | 4 | F | 0.573 (0.348–0.943) | 0.029 | 25.1 | 0.263 | 0.379 | 1.000 | TT versus TC + CC | 4 | F | 0.746 (0.575–0.967) | 0.027 | 34.6 | 0.205 | 0.873 | 1.000 |
| Female | T versus C | 2 | F | 0.490 (0.333–0.721) | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.887 | | | TT versus CC | 2 | F | 0.268 (0.112–0.642) | 0.003 | 0.0 | 0.913 | | | TC versus CC | 2 | F | 0.489 (0.200–1.196) | 0.117 | 0.0 | 0.732 | | | TT + TC versus CC | 2 | F | 0.328 (0.144–0.749) | 0.008 | 0.0 | 0.764 | | | TT versus TC + CC | 2 | F | 0.423 (0.260–0.689) | 0.001 | 0.0 | 0.896 | | |
| Male | T versus C | 2 | F | 0.711 (0.467–1.081) | 0.111 | 8.4 | 0.296 | | | TT versus CC | 2 | F | 0.496 (0.211–1.175) | 0.111 | 0.0 | 0.452 | | | TC versus CC | 2 | F | 0.604 (0.244–1.496) | 0.276 | 0.0 | 0.623 | | | TT + TC versus CC | 2 | F | 0.513 (0.230–1.144) | 0.103 | 0.0 | 0.476 | | | TT versus TC + CC | 2 | F | 0.688 (0.406–1.165) | 0.164 | 0.0 | 0.328 | | |
| Asians | T versus C | 2 | F | 0.971 (0.695–1.358) | 0.864 | 0.0 | 0.967 | | | TT versus CC | 2 | F | 0.790 (0.244–2.558) | 0.694 | — | — | | | TC versus CC | 2 | F | 0.770 (0.227–2.610) | 0.675 | — | — | | | TT + TC versus CC | 2 | F | 0.786 (0.243–2.537) | 0.687 | — | — | | | TT versus TC + CC | 2 | F | 0.990 (0.684–1.431) | 0.955 | 0.0 | 0.921 | | |
| Caucasians | T versus C | 2 | F | 0.607 (0.460–0.803) | 0.001 | 3.2 | 0.310 | | | TT versus CC | 2 | F | 0.444 (0.249–0.791) | 0.006 | 46.1 | 0.173 | | | TC versus CC | 2 | R | 0.715 (0.394–1.296) | 0.269 | 62.4 | 0.103 | | | TT + TC versus CC | 2 | R | 0.534 (0.308–0.925) | 0.025 | 57.7 | 0.124 | | | TT versus TC + CC | 2 | F | 0.563 (0.390–0.812) | 0.002 | 0.0 | 0.813 | | |
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OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; : value for test; : value for -test; F: fixed-effects mode; R: random-effects model; —: data not available.
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