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Table 2 Subgroup analysis of associations of MI risks with APOE alleles or with genotypes

From: Meta-analysis of the association between Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and risks of myocardial infarction

Variable

Asian

Other

OR (95% CI)

I2 (%)

OR (95%CI)

I2 (%)

Alleles

 ε2

0.70 (0.50,0.98)

66

0.78 (0.67,0.91)

55

 ε4

1.56 (1.04,2.35)

86

1.16 (1.04,1.30)

57

Genotypes

 ε2/ε2

0.38 (0.12,1.20)

62

0.59 (0.26, 1.36)

61

 ε2/ε3

0.85 (0.60, 1.22)

50

0.82 (0.75, 0.90)

32

 ε2/ε4

0.96 (0.61, 1.51)

19

0.96 (0.74, 1.25)

0

 ε3/ε4

1.44 (1.03, 2.01)

64

1.13 (0.97, 1.31)

64

 ε4/ε4

2.90 (0.91, 9.23)

79

1.19 (0.92, 1.55)

0

  1. ε2/ε2, ε2/ε3, ε2/ε4, ε3/ε4 and ε4/ε4 were compared with ε3/ε3. ε2 and ε4 were compared with ε3