Table 2 Overall and subgroup analysis of ACE gene I/D polymorphism with OSAS susceptibility under three genetic models.

From: Genetically-reduced serum ACE activity might be a causal risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: A meta-analysis

Groups

Studies

I versus D

II versus DD

II plus ID versus DD

OR, 95% CI, P

I 2

OR, 95% CI, P

I 2

OR, 95% CI, P

I 2

Overall

16

1.204, 0.923–1.570, 0.170

85.5%

1.337, 0.829–2.163, 0.237

81.1%

1.153, 0.827–1.607, 0.401

75.4%

Race

 Asian

9

1.443, 0.912–2.284, 0.118

90.3%

2.019, 0.867–4.701, 0.103

87.6%

1.453, 0.827–2.555, 0.194

81.5%

 White

4

0.890, 0.600–1.319, 0.560

51.9%

0.812, 0.369–1.787, 0.604

52.7%

0.742, 0.446–1.233, 0.250

34.3%

 Mixed

3

1.082, 0.923–1.570, 0.691

68.3%

1.120, 0.606–2.071, 0.718

49.8%

1.175, 0.608–2.270, 0.631

75.5%

Language

 English

9

1.107, 0.878–1.396, 0.389

70.5%

1.183, 0.781–1.792, 0.426

63.6%

1.039, 0.770–1.403, 0.802

58.1%

 Chinese

7

1.421, 0.725–2.785, 0.306

92.1%

2.293, 0.651–8.080, 0.197

89.3%

1.618, 0.678–3.865, 0.279

85.6%

Study design

 Retrospective

13

1.334, 0.945–1.883, 0.101

86.7%

1.671, 0.892–3.132, 0.109

83.0%

1.349, 0.884–2.060, 0.165

76.5%

 Prospective

3

0.854, 0.650–1.121, 0.255

48.4%

0.759, 0.469–1.230, 0.263

35.8%

0.714, 0.392–1.298, 0.269

70.2%

Control source

 Hospital-based

10

1.325, 0.865–2.031, 0.196

89.3%

1.762, 0.799–3.885, 0.160

86.3%

1.278, 0.763–2.140, 0.352

79.8%

 Population-based

6

1.055, 0.779–1.429, 0.729

70.0%

1.035, 0.616–1.740, 0.895

58.7%

1.052, 0.655–1.688, 0.835

69.6%

Sample size

 <300 subjects

13

1.281, 0.861–1.905, 0.222

86.6%

1.601, 0.781–3.279, 0.199

82.1%

1.319, 0.802–2.171, 0.275

77.1%

 ≥300 subjects

3

1.012, 0.725–1.413, 0.945

85.5%

1.014, 0.540–1.904, 0.965

83.8%

0.906, 0.608–1.349, 0.627

75.3%

Obesity

 BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

7

1.135, 0.902–1.428, 0.280

60.6%

1.261, 0.834–1.906, 0.271

53.2%

1.137, 0.870–1.485, 0.346

38.2%

 BMI < 30 kg/m2

6

1.708, 1.047–2.785, 0.032

79.8%

2.862, 0.979–8.373, 0.055

78.1%

1.871, 0.891–3.926, 0.098

72.2%

Hypertension

 With

5

2.320, 1.587–3.390, 0.000

58.3%

3.806, 1.865–7.765, 0.000

48.2%

2.763, 1.485–5.142, 0.001

45.9%

 Without

5

1.255, 0.538–2.926, 0.600

93.5%

1.815, 0.357–9.231, 0.472

92.7%

1.206, 0.515–2.824, 0.667

81.2%

 Mixed

10

1.078, 0.826–1.407, 0.581

73.1%

1.047, 0.644–1.701, 0.854

63.9%

1.029, 0.704–1.502, 0.884

67.6%

  1. Notes: OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.