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Table 1 Characteristic of included studies in a meta-analysis

From: Systematic review and meta-analysis of candidate gene association studies of benign prostate hyperplasia

S. no

Ref. no.

Country

Ethnicity

Total cases

Total control

Genes

Variant studied

Genotype method

Age case [mean ± SD]

Age control [mean ± SD]

HWE

Source of control

NOS quality score

Studies included for the CYP17 gene polymorphism

 1.

[2]

Iraq

Caucasian

50

50

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR-RFLP

45-80

45–60

YES

HB

5

 2.

[5]

India

Asian

100

100

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR-RFLP

63.9 ± 8.9

64.1 ± 7.8

YES

NR

6

 3.

[16]

Lebanon

Caucasian

68

79

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR-RFLP

65.98 ± 9.97

58.33 ± 10.14

YES

Mixed

7

 4.

[27]

Japan

Asian

202

131

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR

70.5 ± 9.4

75.3 ± 7.3

YES

HB

6

 5.

[28]

China

Asian

182

274

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR-RFLP

70 [53-94]

NA

YES

PB

7

 6.

[29]

Turkey

Caucasian

80

73

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR

NA

NA

YES

NR

5

 7.

[30]

Turkey

Caucasian

136

102

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR-RFLP

67.07 ± 9.0

64.07 ± 7.3

YES

HB

6

 8.

[31]

India

Asian

170

170

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR

67.22 ± 69.31

64.87 ± 68.68

YES

HB

5

 9.

[32]

Italy

Caucasian

588

580

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR-RFLP

69 ± 6

66 ±7

YES

HB

7

 10.

[33]

India

Asian

50

50

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR-RFLP

62.02 ± 9.66

69.20 ± 5.40

YES

HB

5

 11.

[34]

China

Asia

452

501

CYP17

34 A1/A2

PCR-RFLP

58.02 ± 7.38

57.28 ± 7.61

YES

HB

7

Studies included for the VDR gene polymorphism

 1.

[15]

India

Asian

160

160

VDR

Taq-I,Bsm-I,Fok-I

PCR-RFLP

64.4 ± 9.1

62.9 ± 9.7

YES

HB

6

 2.

[16]

Lebanon

Caucasian

68

79

VDR

Taq-I,Bsm-I, Apa-I, Fok-I

PCR-RFLP

65.98 ± 9.97

58.33 ± 10.14

YES

Mixed

7

 3.

[17]

China

Asian

200

200

VDR

Fok-I

PCR-RFLP

73.9 ± 2.7

73.56 ± 2.68

YES

HB

5

 4.

[34]

China

Asia

452

501

VDR

Apa-I, Fok-I

PCR-RFLP

58.02 ± 7.38

57.28 ± 7.61

YES

HB

7

 5.

[35]

Netherland

Caucasian

93

56

VDR

Taq-I

PCR-RFLP

66.4 ± 7.3

64.4 ± 10.6

YES

HB

6

 6.

[36]

Japan

Asian

209

128

VDR

Taq-I,Bsm-I, Apa-I

PCR-RFLP

70.4 ± 9.4

73.5 ± 7.1

YES

PB

6

 7.

[37]

Japan

Asian

83

90

VDR

Taq-I

PCR-RFLP

71.8 ± 6.0

67.8 ± 7.2

YES

HB

7

 8.

[38]

Thailand

Asian

44

30

VDR

Taq-I,Bsm-I, Apa-I

PCR

NA

NA

YES

HB

5

 9.

[39]

China

Asian

189

502

VDR

Fok-I

PCR-RFLP

68.6 ± 68.5

71.7 ± 68.7

YES

HB

6

 10.

[40]

Brazil

Caucasian

41

169

VDR

Taq-I,Bsm-I, Apa-I, Fok-I

PCR-RFLP

66.2 ± 10.6

23 ± 4.5

YES

HB

8

Studies included for the ACE gene polymorphism

 1.

[41]

Lebanon

Caucasian

69

69

ACE

I/D polymorphisms

PCR

69.1 ± 8.4

55.8 ± 11

YES

HB

7

 2.

[42]

India

Asian

200

200

ACE

I/D polymorphisms

PCR

58.3 ± 6

57.6 ± 3.4

YES

HB

5

 3.

[43]

Iraq

Caucasian

75

81

ACE

I/D polymorphisms

PCR-RFLP

56.4 ± 3.9

49.2 ± 6.1

YES

HB

5

 4.

[44]

Mexico

Caucasian

20

38

ACE

I/D polymorphisms

PCR-RFLP

NA

NA

Yes

HB

5