Table 3 Meta-regression analysis of the main characteristics of the 46 studies

From: Association of BRCA2 N372H polymorphism with cancer susceptibility: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis

Study characteristics

  Homozygous

  Heterozygous

  Dominant

  Recessive

 

Coef.

95%CI

P

Coef.

95%CI

P

Coef.

95%CI

P

Coef.

95%CI

P

Cancer type

0.02

(−0.04, 0.09)

0.459

0.02

(−0.02, 0.06)

0.437

0.02

(−0.02, 0.06)

0.250

0.01

(−0.04, 0.06)

0.577

Ethnicity

0.20

(0.04, 0.36)

0.017

0.02

(−0.11, 0.14)

0.763

−0.01

(−0.09, 0.07)

0.852

0.27

(0.12, 0.43)

0.001

Source of controls

−0.003

(−0.13, 0.14)

0.962

−0.01

(−0.09, 0.07)

0.797

−0.01

(−0.09, 0.07)

0.853

0.002

(−0.09, 0.10)

0.971

Quality score

0.04

(−0.24, 0.31)

0.340

−0.01

(−0.17, 0.16)

0.936

−0.01

(−0.17, 0.16)

0.931

0.03

(−0.18, 0.23)

0.782