Table 2 Characteristics of studies of rs2802288 and rs2802292 in FOXO3 included in the meta-analysis

From: FOXO3 variants are beneficial for longevity in Southern Chinese living in the Red River Basin: A case-control study and meta-analysis

Study

Population

longevity group

control group

Genotype Methods

Significancec

Age range (years)

Ma

mb

Age range (years)

Ma

mb

rs2802292 (T/G)

         

Anselmi CV (2009)5

Europeans

90–108

233

245

18–48

204

140

Imputation

Yes

Soerensen M (2010)6

Europeans

92–93

1352

826

NA

949

523

GoldenGate

No

Willcox BJ (2008)3

Asians

95–106

268

158

73–81

599

205

TaqMan

Yes

Li Y (2009)8

Asians

102.3 ± 0.14d

1062

460

47.1 ± 0.22d

1605

507

Sanger sequencing

Yes

Li XJ (2010)9

Asians c

90–110

229

125

48–89

214

82

TaqMan

Yes

This study

Asians

80–105

656

354

30–75

1147

513

PCR-HRM

Yes

rs2802288 (G/A)

         

Kuningas M (2007)26

Europeans

88–92

866

498

27–36

478

262

MALDI-TOF

No

Flachsbart F (2009)4

Europeans

95–110

1202

860

60–75

899

563

TaqMan

No

Flachsbart F (2009)4

Europeans

> = 100

477

299

60–75

899

563

TaqMan

Yes

Anselmi CV (2009)5

Europeans

90–109

475

485

18–48

362

308

BeadChip

No

Li XJ (2010)9

Asians

90–110

227

127

48–89

213

83

TaqMan

Yes

This study

Asians

80–105

631

381

30–75

1124

536

PCR-HRM

Yes

  1. aM = major allele, corresponding to rs2802292*T and rs2802288*G; b m = minor allele, corresponding to rs2802292*G and rs2802288*A; c comparisons based on allele-contrast model;d means ± standard error