Research Article

The Association between VDR Gene Polymorphisms and Diabetic Retinopathy Susceptibility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Meta-analysis of VDR gene FokI polymorphism and DR susceptibility.

Genetic modelPooled method (%)OR95% CI (FDR)

f versus F
OverallFixed-effect0.10045.81.6121.354~1.921<0.001
CaucasianFixed-effect0.32012.31.2931.013~1.6500.056
AsianFixed-effect0.8360.02.0491.591~2.638<0.001
DM1Fixed-effect0.20637.61.4181.021~1.9690.057
DM2Random-effect0.07955.91.7311.261~2.3770.002

ff + Ff versus FF
OverallFixed-effect0.10345.31.9881.481~2.668<0.001
CaucasianFixed-effect0.3339.21.4751.016~2.1420.055
AsianFixed-effect0.6340.03.2541.995~5.308<0.001
DM1Fixed-effect0.18343.71.6301.012~2.6260.056
DM2Random-effect0.09153.62.3961.346~4.2630.005

ff versus Ff + FF
OverallFixed-effect0.31715.11.8891.424~2.505<0.001
CaucasianFixed-effect0.6760.01.3270.857~2.0550.204
AsianFixed-effect0.6560.02.4451.680~3.559<0.001
DM1Fixed-effect0.5030.01.5140.809~2.8320.205
DM2Fixed-effect0.18338.22.0011.459~2.746<0.001

ff versus FF
OverallRandom-effect0.05354.32.6741.493~4.7900.002
CaucasianFixed-effect0.4100.01.6160.974~2.6830.074
AsianFixed-effect0.4160.04.7232.702~8.253<0.001
DM1Fixed-effect0.24825.11.8930.948~3.7770.078
DM2Random-effect0.03664.83.3041.520~7.1850.005