Table 2 Results from the meta-analysis for smoking persistence stratified by different datasets

From: Meta-analytic method reveal a significant association of theBDNF Val66Met variant with smoking persistence based on a large samples

Dataset of meta-analysis

Cohorts (n)

Sample size (N)

Estimate of Heterogeneity

Fixed-effects model

Random-effects model

B(d)

I2 (%)

P (Q)

Pooled OR

95% CI

P (Z)

Pooled OR

95% CI

P (Z)

P (B)

All samplesa

n = 8

N = 10,490

0.0

0.49

1.23

1.03–1.46

0.021

1.23

1.03–1.46

0.021

0.71

Asian samplesb

n = 3

N = 2,095

5.6

0.35

1.25

1.01–1.54

0.044

1.25

1.001–1.56

0.049

0.08

Caucasian samplesc

n = 4

N = 4,991

18.9

0.296

1.18

0.86–1.61

0.31

1.14

0.78–1.66

0.51

0.2

  1. Current results were based on Val/* dominant model
  2. aMeta-analysis of all samples from all chosen studies
  3. bMeta-analysis of all Asian samples from chosen studies
  4. cMeta-analysis of all Caucasian samples from chosen studies
  5. dEgger’s regression test for publication bias