Table 1 Genetic risk and protective effects of APOE genotypes on AD in different population

From: Genetics of Alzheimer’s disease: an East Asian perspective

Population

Genotype: OR (95% CI)

   

Reference

ε2*2

ε2*3

ε2*4

ε3*3

ε3*4

ε4*4

Japanese

1.1 (0.1–17.2)

0.9 (0.4–2.5)

2.4 (0.4–15.4)

1.0 (Ref)

5.6 (3.9–8.0)

33.1 (13.6–80.5)

[11]

Japanese

NA

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

NA

1.0 (Ref)

3.9 (1.9–8.0)

21.8 (8.6–55.3)

[13]

Caucasians: clinic/autopsy

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

2.6 (1.6–4.0)

1.0 (Ref)

3.2 (2.8–3.8)

14.9 (10.8–20.6)

[11]

Caucasians: clinic/autopsy

NA

0.6 (0.3–1.2

NA

1.0 (Ref)

4.3 (3.3–5.5)

15.6 (10.9–22.5)

[13]

Caucasians: autopsy

0.1 (0.1–0.4)

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

2.7 (1.7–4.4)

1.0 (Ref)

6.1 (5.–7.4)

31.2 (16.6–58.8)

[10]

Caucasians: population-based

0.9 (0.3–2.8)

0.6 (0.5–0.9)

1.2 (0.8–2.0)

1.0 (Ref)

2.7 (2.2–3.2)

12.5 (8.8–17.7)

[11]

Caucasians: population-based

NA

0.3 (0.2–0.6)

NA

1.0 (Ref)

2.8 (2.3–3.5)

11.8 (7.0–19.8)

[13]

African Americans

2.4 (0.3–22.7)

0.6 (0.4–1.7)

1.8 (0.4–8.1)

1.0 (Ref)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

5.7 (2.3–14.1)

[11]

Hispanics

2.6 (0.2–33.3)

0.6 (0.3–1.3)

3.2 (0.9–11.6)

1.0 (Ref)

2.2 (1.3–3.4)

2.2 (0.7–6.7)

[11]

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NA not available, Ref referece