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Table 2 Results of overall and stratifed meta-analysis

From: Association between cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) 8473 T > C polymorphism and cancer risk: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Genetic model

Group/subgroup

Studies

Heterogeneity test

Statistical model

Test for overall effect

I2 (%)

Phet

OR (95% CI)

P

CC vs. TT

Overall

79

57.4

0

R

1.01(0.93–1.11)

0.799

PB

42

58.6

0

R

1.01(0.92–1.11)

0.870

HB

37

57.3

0

R

1.01(0.83–1.23)

0.915

Asian

32

55.8

0

R

1.10(0.88–1.37)

0.403

Caucasian

33

65.9

0

R

1.03(0.90–1.18)

0.652

Taqman

41

63.9

0

R

1.08(0.94–1.23)

0.272

PCR-RFLP

23

60.4

0

R

0.94(0.74–1.20)

0.615

PCR-PIRA

5

0

0.802

F

0.83(0.56–1.23)

0.345

bladder cancer

4

13.1

0.327

F

0.74(0.55–0.99)

0.040

breast cancer

13

53.5

0.012

R

1.01(0.87–1.17)

0.939

cervical cancer

2

82.6

0.016

R

1.04(0.11–9.53)

0.971

colorectal cancer

12

17.7

0.270

F

0.95(0.86–1.06)

0.340

esophageal cancer

4

61.1

0.052

R

1.30(0.72–2.33)

0.390

gallbladder cancer

2

0

0.532

F

1.28(0.78–2.12)

0.326

gastric cancer

4

52.4

0.098

R

1.34(0.85–2.13)

0.210

HCC

2

59.9

0.114

F

1.54(0.88–2.70)

0.128

laryngeal cancer

2

67.3

0.080

R

0.98(0.35–2.75)

0.973

lung cancer

11

80.5

0

R

0.97(0.65–1.45)

0.883

nasopharyngeal cancer

3

56.1

0.103

F

0.59(0.40–0.86)

0.007

oral cancer

3

0

0.404

F

0.68(0.40–1.16)

0.158

ovarian cancer

2

51.6

0.151

F

0.84(0.64–1.10)

0.205

prostate cancer

6

42.8

0.120

F

1.10(0.95–1.28)

0.192

skin cancer

3

42.6

0.175

F

1.51(1.02–2.25)

0.041

TC vs. TT

Overall

79

33.1

0.003

R

0.99(0.95–1.03)

0.462

PB

42

28.4

0.047

R

1.00(0.96–1.04)

0.908

HB

37

37.7

0.012

R

0.96(0.88–1.04)

0.303

Asian

32

43.4

0.005

R

0.98(0.90–1.07)

0.675

Caucasian

33

23.1

0.119

F

0.99(0.95–1.04)

0.679

Taqman

41

36.2

0.012

R

1.03(0.97–1.09)

0.313

PCR-RFLP

23

11.6

0.303

F

0.97(0.90–1.05)

0.494

PCR-PIRA

5

50.4

0.089

R

0.78(0.61–0.99)

0.037

bladder cancer

4

49.4

0.115

F

0.75(0.62–0.90)

0.002

breast cancer

13

0

0.540

F

0.99(0.94–1.04)

0.676

cervical cancer

2

0

0.604

F

1.00(0.74–1.37)

0.980

colorectal cancer

12

3.8

0.408

F

0.97(0.90–1.03)

0.305

esophageal cancer

4

0

0.772

F

1.35(1.10–1.66)

0.004

gallbladder cancer

2

41.6

0.191

F

1.05(0.80–1.38)

0.706

gastric cancer

4

57.2

0.071

R

1.10(0.89–1.36)

0.389

HCC

2

52.2

0.148

F

1.11(0.85–1.44)

0.467

laryngeal cancer

2

0

0.542

F

0.88(0.69–1.13)

0.322

lung cancer

11

51.3

0.025

R

0.90(0.79–1.03)

0.140

nasopharyngeal cancer

3

33.3

0.223

F

0.84(0.67–1.06)

0.135

oral cancer

3

0

0.867

F

0.88(0.69–1.12)

0.307

ovarian cancer

2

14.7

0.279

F

1.02(0.86–1.20)

0.855

prostate cancer

6

3.1

0.397

F

1.02(0.93–1.12)

0.662

skin cancer

3

0

0.806

F

1.20(0.93–1.54)

0.154

(CC + TC) vs. TT

Overall

79

50.0

0

R

0.99(0.95–1.04)

0.644

PB

42

46.4

0.001

R

1.00(0.95–1.05)

0.992

HB

37

53.9

0

R

0.97(0.88–1.06)

0.490

Asian

32

57.0

0

R

0.99(0.90–1.10)

0.892

Caucasian

33

51.5

0

R

1.01(0.95–1.08)

0.775

Taqman

41

53.3

0

R

1.04(0.97–1.11)

0.249

PCR-RFLP

23

43.4

0.015

R

0.98(0.88–1.10)

0.758

PCR-PIRA

5

48.8

0.099

R

0.79(0.63–0.98)

0.035

bladder cancer

4

52.9

0.095

R

0.73(0.53–1.00)

0.052

breast cancer

13

19.0

0.251

F

1.00(0.95–1.04)

0.877

cervical cancer

2

0

0.862

F

0.98(0.73–1.32)

0.909

colorectal cancer

12

4.3

0.403

F

0.96(0.90–1.03)

0.237

esophageal cancer

4

0

0.414

F

1.33(1.10–1.63)

0.004

gallbladder cancer

2

2.2

0.312

F

1.08(0.84–1.40)

0.557

gastric cancer

4

65.6

0.033

R

1.13(0.90–1.42)

0.300

HCC

2

67.1

0.081

R

1.08(0.66–1.77)

0.764

laryngeal cancer

2

7.3

0.299

F

0.87(0.68–1.10)

0.238

lung cancer

11

72.7

0

R

0.92(0.78–1.10)

0.363

nasopharyngeal cancer

3

47.0

0.152

F

0.79(0.64–0.98)

0.030

oral cancer

3

0

0.856

F

0.85(0.67–1.08)

0.180

ovarian cancer

2

0

0.565

F

0.98(0.84–1.14)

0.784

prostate cancer

6

21.0

0.275

F

1.04(0.95–1.13)

0.408

skin cancer

3

0

0.979

F

1.25(0.99–1.59)

0.063

CC vs. (TC + TT)

Overall

79

52.6

0

R

1.01(0.94–1.09)

0.779

PB

42

53.2

0

R

1.01(0.93–1.09)

0.831

HB

37

53.3

0

R

1.01(0.85–1.21)

0.876

Asian

32

52.9

0

R

1.07(0.86–1.32)

0.500

Caucasian

33

58.5

0

R

1.02(0.91–1.14)

0.715

Taqman

41

60.9

0

R

1.05(0.94–1.18)

0.400

PCR-RFLP

23

55.3

0.001

R

0.94(0.76–1.17)

0.572

PCR-PIRA

5

0

0.845

F

0.88(0.59–1.30)

0.510

bladder cancer

4

25.9

0.256

F

0.78(0.61–1.01)

0.061

breast cancer

13

53.4

0.012

R

1.01(0.88–1.16)

0.884

cervical cancer

2

83.8

0.013

R

1.04(0.11–10.14)

0.972

colorectal cancer

12

19.1

0.256

F

0.97(0.88–1.06)

0.471

esophageal cancer

4

60.8

0.054

R

1.12(0.64–1.95)

0.695

gallbladder cancer

2

13.5

0.282

F

1.13(0.71–1.80)

0.615

gastric cancer

4

27.8

0.245

F

1.30(1.00–1.68)

0.052

HCC

2

42.5

0.187

F

1.51(0.87–2.61)

0.141

laryngeal cancer

2

62.6

0.102

F

0.80(0.51–1.26)

0.338

lung cancer

11

75.4

0

R

0.99(0.70–1.38)

0.932

nasopharyngeal cancer

3

46.9

0.152

F

0.65(0.46–0.94)

0.020

oral cancer

3

0

0.388

F

0.71(0.42–1.18)

0.182

ovarian cancer

2

65.5

0.088

R

0.75(0.42–1.34)

0.336

prostate cancer

6

44.6

0.108

F

1.11(0.97–1.27)

0.137

skin cancer

3

57.6

0.095

R

1.01(0.94–1.09)

0.454

C allele vs. T allele

Overall

79

62.0

0

R

1.00(0.96–1.04)

0.921

PB

42

59.9

0

R

1.01(0.96–1.05)

0.810

HB

37

64.8

0

R

0.98(0.90–1.07)

0.656

Asian

32

66.4

0

R

1.00(0.91–1.09)

0.956

Caucasian

33

66.9

0

R

1.02(0.96–1.08)

0.573

Taqman

41

66.5

0

R

1.04(0.98–1.10)

0.239

PCR-RFLP

23

61.4

0

R

0.99(0.89–1.09)

0.794

PCR-PIRA

5

39.9

0.155

F

0.84(0.74–0.96)

0.010

bladder cancer

4

57.4

0.070

R

0.76(0.60–0.96)

0.020

breast cancer

13

47.8

0.028

R

1.00(0.94–1.06)

0.938

cervical cancer

2

9.5

0.293

F

0.95(0.75–1.22)

0.699

colorectal cancer

12

12.8

0.319

F

0.97(0.93–1.02)

0.222

esophageal cancer

4

56.6

0.075

R

1.21(0.96–1.52)

0.100

gallbladder cancer

2

0

0.759

F

1.07(0.88–1.31)

0.496

gastric cancer

4

67.7

0.026

R

1.14(0.94–1.38)

0.195

HCC

2

73.4

0.052

R

1.10(0.71–1.71)

0.658

laryngeal cancer

2

47.3

0.168

F

0.88(0.73–1.06)

0.183

lung cancer

11

83.0

0

R

0.96(0.82–1.14)

0.661

nasopharyngeal cancer

3

54.1

0.113

F

0.80(0.68–0.94)

0.007

oral cancer

3

0

0.669

F

0.85(0.70–1.03)

0.106

ovarian cancer

2

0

0.850

F

0.95(0.85–1.07)

0.428

prostate cancer

6

44.2

0.111

F

1.05(0.98–1.12)

0.188

skin cancer

3

0

0.589

F

1.21(1.02–1.45)

0.031

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratios, CI confidence intervals, R random effects model, F fixed effects model, HB hospital based, PB population based, PCR-RFLP polymorphism chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism, PCR-PIRA polymorphism chain reaction based primer-introduced restriction analysis, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
  2. The results are in bold italic if P <0.05