Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Eligible Studies
Author | Year | Cancer Type | Country | Ethnicity | Study Design | Sample Size | Cases | Controls | HWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpízar-Alpízar W | 2005 | GC | Costa Rica | Latinos | PB | Small | 45 | 44 | Y |
Bai XL | 2008 | GC | China | Asians | HB | Small | 104 | 111 | NA |
Bouzgarrou N | 2009 | HCC | Tunisia | African | HB | Small | 58 | 145 | Y |
Cacev T | 2008 | CRC | Croatia | Caucasian | PB | Small | 160 | 160 | N |
Cozar JM | 2007 | CRC | Spain | Caucasian | HB | Small | 96 | 176 | Y |
Crivello A | 2006 | CRC | Italy | Caucasian | PB | Small | 62 | 124 | Y |
Crusius JB | 2008 | GC | European | Caucasian | PB | Large | 235 | 1134 | N |
El-Omar EM(EC) | 2003 | EC | USA | Mixed | PB | Small | 161 | 210 | Y |
El-Omar EM(GC) | 2003 | GC | USA | Mixed | PB | Large | 314 | 210 | Y |
Forte GI | 2008 | GC | Italy | Caucasian | HB | Small | 42 | 185 | N |
García-González MA | 2007 | GC | Spain | Caucasian | PB | Large | 404 | 404 | Y |
Guo W (EC) | 2005 | EC | China | Asians | PB | Large | 203 | 443 | N |
Guo W (GC) | 2005 | GC | China | Asians | PB | Large | 152 | 443 | N |
He B | 2012 | GC | China | Asians | HB | Small | 196 | 248 | Y |
Heneghan MA | 2003 | HCC | China | Asians | HB | Small | 98 | 175 | Y |
Kamangar F | 2006 | GC | Finland | Caucasian | PB | Small | 112 | 205 | Y |
Kang JM | 2009 | GC | Korea | Asians | HB | Large | 334 | 335 | Y |
Kim J | 2012 | GC | Korea | Asians | HB | Large | 495 | 495 | Y |
Ko KP | 2009 | GC | Korea | Asians | PB | Small | 80 | 336 | Y |
Lee JY | 2005 | GC | Korea | Asians | HB | Small | 122 | 120 | Y |
Liu J | 2011 | GC | China | Asians | HB | Small | 234 | 243 | N |
Lu W | 2005 | GC | China | Asians | PB | Large | 250 | 300 | N |
Macarthur M | 2005 | CRC | UK | Caucasian | PB | Large | 257 | 408 | Y |
Migita K | 2005 | HCC | Japan | Asians | HB | Small | 48 | 188 | N |
Morgan DR | 2006 | GC | Honduras | Latinos | HB | Small | 170 | 161 | Y |
Nieters A | 2005 | HCC | China | Asians | HB | Small | 249 | 250 | NA |
Ognjanovic S | 2009 | HCC | USA | Caucasian | PB | Small | 118 | 230 | NA |
Pan XF | 2013 | GC | China | Asians | HB | Large | 308 | 308 | Y |
Savage SA (EC) | 2004 | EC | China | Asians | HB | Large | 115 | 385 | N |
Savage SA (GC) | 2004 | GC | China | Asians | HB | Small | 84 | 385 | N |
Scola L | 2009 | PC | Italy | Caucasian | PB | Small | 48 | 131 | Y |
Shin CM | 2011 | GC | Korea | Asians | HB | Large | 632 | 237 | Y |
Shin HD | 2003 | HCC | Korea | Asians | HB | Large | 230 | 792 | Y |
Sugimoto M | 2007 | GC | Japan | Asians | HB | Small | 104 | 168 | Y |
Wu MS | 2002 | GC | China | Asians | HB | Small | 150 | 220 | Y |
Xiao H | 2009 | GC | China | Asians | HB | Large | 220 | 624 | Y |
Yin YQ | 2012 | GC | China | Asians | HB | Small | 75 | 75 | N |
Zambon CF | 2005 | GC | Italy | Caucasian | HB | Large | 129 | 644 | Y |
Zeng X | 2012 | GC | China | Asians | PB | Small | 151 | 153 | N |
Zhou Y | 2011 | GC | China | Asians | PB | Small | 150 | 150 | N |
