Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2010; 16(23): 2949-2953
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2949
Table 2 Results of meta-analysis for CYP2E1 PstI/RsaI polymorphism and colorectal cancer risk
AnalysisNumber of cases/controlsc1c2 + c2c2 vs c1c1
c2c2 vs c1c1
OR (95% CI)P/PhOR (95% CI)P/Ph
Overall4979/60121.02 (0.88, 1.19)0.780/0.0941.24 (0.93, 1.66)0.148/0.148
Subgroup analysis for ethnicity
Asian1126/15601.03 (0.88, 1.21)0.707/0.2741.35 (0.66, 2.75)0.414/0.072
Caucasian3332/38131.05 (0.78, 1.41)0.747/0.0662.67 (1.03, 6.89)0.043/0.389
Mixed521/6390.84 (0.65, 1.09)0.196/NA0.94 (0.52, 1.71)0.850/NA
Subgroup analysis for tumor location
Colon cancer907/21881.09 (0.83, 1.43)0.522/0.0821.22 (0.85, 1.77)0.279/0.809
Rectum cancer739/21880.89 (0.75, 1.06)0.206/0.2410.97 (0.38, 2.43)0.941/0.014