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Table 1 Meta-analysis of the HIF-1α 1772 C/T polymorphism and cancer association.

From: Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α gene polymorphisms and cancer risk: a meta-analysis

Genetic contrasts

Group and subgroups

under analysis

Studies (n)

Q test

P value

Model

seclected

OR

(95% CI)

P

T versus C

Overall

18

<0.00001

Random

1.29 (1.01, 1.65)

0.04

 

Overall in HWE

13

<0.00001

Random

1.39 (1.02, 1.90)

0.04

 

Caucasian

11

<0.00001

Random

1.33 (0.90, 1.97)

0.15

 

Caucasian in HWE

7

<0.00001

Random

1.69 (0.94, 3.04)

0.08

 

East Asian

5

0.16

Fixed

1.05 (0.84, 1.30)

0.69

 

Female*

7

<0.00001

Random

1.39 (0.83, 2.35)

0.21

 

Female in HWE*

6

<0.00001

Random

1.48 (0.81, 2.71)

0.20

 

Male (prostate cancer)**

4

<0.0001

Random

1.78 (1.07, 2.94)

0.03

 

Male (prostate cancer)

in HWE**

3

<0.0001

Random

1.68 (0.94, 3.02)

0.08

 

Breast cancer

3

0.12

Fixed

0.99 (0.79, 1.23)

0.90

 

Colorectal cancer

2

0.02

Random

0.26 (0.01, 6.38)

0.41

TT versus (CT+CC)

Overall

18

0.02

Random

2.18 (1.32, 3.62)

0.003

 

Overall in HWE

13

0.002

Random

2.87 (1.14, 7.26)

0.03

 

Caucasian

11

0.02

Random

2.40 (1.26, 4.59)

0.008

 

Caucasian in HWE

7

0.01

Random

3.35 (1.01, 11.11)

0.05

 

East Asian

5

0.76

Fixed

5.31 (0.91, 30.83)

0.06

 

Female*

7

0.02

Random

3.60 (1.17, 11.11)

0.03

 

Female in HWE*

6

0.01

Random

3.88 (0.94, 16.01)

0.06

 

Male (prostate cancer)**

4

0.1

Fixed

1.53 (0.90, 2.60)

0.11

 

Male (prostate cancer)

in HWE**

3

0.04

Random

1.78 (0.41, 7.74)

0.44

 

Breast cancer

3

0.10

Fixed

1.51 (0.55, 4.11)

0.42

 

Colorectal cancer

2

-

Random

1.97 (0.33, 11.90)

0.46

(TT+CT) versus CC

Overall

18

<0.00001

Random

1.19 (0.88, 1.59)

0.26

 

Overall in HWE

13

<0.00001

Random

1.34 (0.97, 1.85)

0.08

 

Caucasian

11

<0.00001

Random

1.15 (0.68, 1.93)

0.61

 

Caucasian in HWE

7

<0.00001

Random

1.70 (0.89, 3.26)

0.11

 

East Asian

5

0.15

Fixed

1.01 (0.80, 1.27)

0.96

 

Female*

7

0.0004

Random

1.28 (0.76, 2.15)

0.35

 

Female in HWE*

6

0.0002

Random

1.41 (0.77, 2.57)

0.26

 

Male (prostate cancer)**

4

<0.0001

Random

1.85 (1.04, 3.31)

0.04

 

Male (prostate cancer)

in HWE**

3

<0.0001

Random

1.75 (0.89, 3.47)

0.11

 

Breast cancer

3

0.22

Fixed

0.96 (0.76, 1.21)

0.75

 

Colorectal cancer

2

0.02

Random

0.25 (0.01, 5.99)

0.39

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HWE, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
  2. * Only female specific cancers were included in the female subgroup.
  3. ** All male patients were the patients with prostate cancer.