Table 20 Summary results of the meta-analysis and publications bias
From: Asthma susceptible genes in Chinese population: A meta-analysis
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Pubilication bias (Begg's test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gene | Polymorphism | Genotype investigated | Studies Number | Effect Model | OR(95%CI) | t | P |
β2-AR | -46G/A | GG | 13 | Random | 1.02(0.75, 1.38) | -0.66 | 0.525 |
| Â | -79G/C | GG | 10 | Fixed | 0.86(0.58, 1.29) | 1.60 | 0.148 |
IL-4R | -1902G/A | GG+GA | 12 | Random | 1.30(0.94, 1.80) | 0.92 | 0.377 |
| Â | -223G/A | GG | 7 | Random | 0.92(0.63, 1.35) | -0.81 | 0.453 |
IL-4 | -589C/T | CC+CT | 8 | Fixed | 1.01(0.88, 1.16) | 0.53 | 0.615 |
TNF-α | -308A/G | AA+AG | 10 | Random | 1.42(1.09, 1.85) | 1.38 | 0.205 |
FcεRIβ | -6843G/A | GG+GA | 9 | Random | 1.49(1.01, 2.22) | 2.82 | 0.026 |
| Â | -109C/T | CC | 3 | Fixed | 0.96(0.62, 1.48) | -1.10 | 0.471 |
ACE | D/I | DD | 6 | Fixed | 3.85(2.49, 5.94) | 0.88 | 0.429 |
IL-13 | -2044A/G | AA+AG | 9 | Random | 1.49(1.07, 2.08) | 1.93 | 0.095 |
| Â | -1923C/T | TT | 5 | Fixed | 2.99(2.12, 4.24) | 1.19 | 0.320 |
IL-1β | -511C/T | TT+TC | 3 | Fixed | 1.10(0.76, 1.59_ | -0.16 | 0.896 |
LT-α | +252A/G | GG+GA | 6 | Fixed | 1.26(0.98, 1.62) | -0.02 | 0.985 |
TGF-β1 | -509C/T | TT+TC | 3 | Fixed | 1.17(0.83, 1.64) | 8.57 | 0.074 |
CD14 | -159C/T | TT+TC | 6 | Random | 0.79(0.59, 1.06) | -0.41 | 0.700 |
ADAM33 | T1-C/T | CC | 3 | Fixed | 6.07(2.69, 13.73) | -8.22 | 0.077 |
RANTES | -28G/C | GG+GC | 3 | Fixed | 1.64(1.09, 2.46) | 0.87 | 0.544 |
| Â | -403A/G | AA+AG | 3 | Fixed | 1.18(0.83, 1.67) | -0.37 | 0.777 |