Table 3

Main results of pooled OR in meta-analysis of FAS 670A/G gene polymorphisms.

	Genetic model	Sample size	Test of association		Test of heterogeneity		Test of publication bias (Begg’s test)		Test of publication bias (Egger’s test)

		Case/control	OR	95% CI (P)	I² (%)	P	Z	P	T	P
Overall population	Dominant model	277/1001	0.81	0.58–1.12 (0.19)	33.2	0.18	0.94	0.34	1.8	0.14
	Recessive model	277/1001	1.10	0.80–1.53 (0.55)	0	0.99	0.19	0.85	0.14	0.89
	Allelic model	277/1001	0.96	0.79–1.18 (0.7)	0	0.74	1.69	0.09	1.81	0.14
	GG vs. AA	277/1001	0.92	0.62–1.36 (0.66)	0	0.78	0.56	0.57	1.8	0.14
	AG vs. AA	277/1001	0.75	0.52–1.08 (0.12)	48	0.08	0.94	0.34	1.66	1.17
Subgroup analysis
Caucasians	Dominant model	136/566	1.12	0.71–1.78 (0.62)	0	0.74	0	1	-0.35	0.76
	Recessive model	136/566	1.02	0.63–1.66 (0.93)	0	0.97	1.36	0.17	0.86	0.48
	Allelic model	136/566	1.06	0.80–1.41 (0.67)	0	0.91	0	1	-0.36	0.75
	GG vs. AA	136/566	1.15	0.64–2.06 (0.64)	0	0.94	0.68	0.49	0.05	0.96
	AG vs. AA	136/566	1.15	0.70–1.89 (0.58)	0	0.64	0	1	-0.38	0.74
Children	Dominant model	157/472	0.62	0.40–1.06 (0.07)	37.7	0.20	1.57	0.11	5.15	0.12
	Recessive model	157/472	1.19	0.77–1.84 (0.43)	0	0.96	1.57	0.11	2.79	0.21
	Allelic model	157/472	0.90	0.68–1.17 (0.42)	0	0.43	1.57	0.11	4.79	0.13
	GG vs. AA	157/472	0.79	0.47–1.33 (0.36)	0	0.48	0.52	0.60	2.29	0.21
	AG vs. AA	157/472	0.72	0.27–1.95 (0.52)	40	0.18	1.57	0.11	53.19	0.01
Adults	Dominant model	100/452	1.22	0.72–2.07 (0.47)	0	0.45	1.0	0.31	^*	^*
	Recessive model	100/452	1.01	0.60–1.69 (0.98)	0	0.76	1.0	0.31	^*	^*
	Allelic model	100/452	1.09	0.79–1.51 (0.60)	0	0.76	1.0	0.31	^*	^*
	GG vs. AA	100/452	1.17	0.62–2.22 (0.62)	0	0.79	1.0	0.31	^*	^*
	AG vs. AA	100/452	1.27	0.71–2.28 (0.41)	0	0.33	1.0	0.31	^*	^*

*Was not calculable.