Table 5 Meta-analysis results of association of NOS3 variants with ROP risk.

From: Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) rs2070744 variant with advanced retinopathy of prematurity: a case–control study and meta-analysis

Variant/analysis

Genetic model

Type of model

Heterogeneity

Statistical analysis

Publi-cation bias; PEggers

I2 (%)

PH

OR

95% CI

Pcrude

Padjusted

rs2070744 (-786 T > C)

ROP

Allele contrast

C vs. T

REM

54

0.05

1.06

0.79–1.43

0.680

1.000

0.099

Recessive

CC vs. TC + TT

FEM

08

0.37

0.96

0.66–1.40

0.839

1.000

0.970

Dominant

CC + TC vs. TT

FEM

47

0.10

1.01

0.78–1.32

0.913

1.000

0.049

Overdominant

TC vs. CC + TT

FEM

42

0.12

1.06

0.82–1.38

0.650

1.000

0.132

Homozygotes

CC vs. TT

FEM

25

0.25

0.97

0.65–1.47

0.901

1.000

0.466

Heterozygotes

TC vs. TT

FEM

42

0.13

1.05

0.79–1.38

0.749

1.000

0.068

ROP requiring treatment

Allele contrast

C vs. T

REM

78

0.01

0.69

0.39–1.23

0.209

1.000

0.462

Recessive

CC vs. TC + TT

FEM

48

0.15

0.42

0.23–0.77

0.005

0.036

0.427

Dominant

CC + TC vs. TT

REM

56

0.10

0.92

0.54–1.55

0.745

1.000

0.659

Overdominant

TC vs. CC + TT

FEM

00

0.50

1.45

1.03–2.03

0.032

0.222

0.461

Homozygotes

CC vs. TT

REM

59

0.09

0.39

0.12–1.21

0.104

0.725

0.517

Heterozygotes

TC vs. TT

FEM

23

0.27

1.26

0.89–1.80

0.198

1.000

0.662

rs1799983 (894 G > T)

ROP

Allele contrast

T vs. G

REM

60

0.04

1.17

0.80–1.71

0.417

1.000

0.107

Recessive

TT vs. GT + GG

FEM

13

0.33

1.45

0.80–2.61

0.217

1.000

0.036

Dominant

TT + GT vs. GG

REM

57

0.05

1.11

0.70–1.77

0.647

1.000

0.126

Overdominant

GT vs. TT + GG

FEM

45

0.12

0.93

0.70–1.24

0.644

1.000

0.459

Homozygotes

TT vs. GG

FEM

20

0.29

1.65

0.85–2.87

0.153

1.000

0.044

Heterozygotes

GT vs. GG

REM

52

0.08

1.02

0.65–1.61

0.920

1.000

0.268

ROP requiring treatment

Allele contrast

T vs. G

FEM

00

0.60

1.15

0.81–1.63

0.434

1.000

N/A.

Recessive

TT vs. GT + GG

FEM

00

0.69

1.55

0.71–3.39

0.274

1.000

N/A.

Dominant

TT + GT vs. GG

FEM

00

0.71

1.08

0.70–1.67

0.715

1.000

N/A.

Overdominant

GT vs. TT + GG

FEM

00

0.83

0.94

0.60–1.48

0.802

1.000

N/A.

Homozygotes

TT vs. GG

FEM

00

0.68

1.54

0.69–3.43

0.293

1.000

N/A.

Heterozygotes

GT vs. GG

FEM

00

0.85

0.99

0.62 – 1.57

0.956

1.000

N/A.

  1. FEM the fixed effects model, REM the random effects model