Table 4 Heterogeneity-analysis results.

From: Role of IL-17A rs2275913 and IL-17F rs763780 polymorphisms in risk of cancer development: an updated meta-analysis

Comparisons

B vs A

BB vs AA

BB vs AA+AB

BB+AB vs AA

AB vs AA

I2

P

EM

I2

P

EM

I2

P

EM

I2

P

EM

I2

P

EM

rs2275913

 Overall

61%

<0.001

R

64%

<0.001

R

70%

<0.001

R

60%

<0.001

R

62%

<0.001

R

HWE

  Yes

58%

0.001

R

57%

0.001

R

60%

<0.001

R

43%

0.02

R

39%

0.04

R

Ethnicity

  Asian

62%

<0.001

R

63%

<0.001

R

68%

<0.001

R

62%

<0.001

R

60%

<0.001

R

  Caucasian

68%

0.01

R

72%

0.007

R

80%

0.001

R

58%

0.05

R

70%

0.009

R

Cancer type

  GC

74%

<0.001

R

75%

<0.001

R

79%

<0.001

R

73%

<0.001

R

71%

<0.001

R

  CRC

84%

0.01

R

0%

0.48

F

0%

0.61

F

74%

0.05

R

14%

0.28

F

  CC

0%

0.45

F

0%

0.40

F

0%

0.47

F

0%

0.51

F

0%

0.51

F

  HCC

0%

0.93

F

0%

0.88

F

0%

0.56

F

0%

0.43

F

8%

0.30

F

rs763780

 Overall

68%

<0.001

R

0%

0.79

F

0%

0.79

F

64%

<0.001

R

57%

0.001

R

HWE

  Yes

68%

<0.001

R

0%

0.79

F

0%

0.82

F

66%

<0.001

R

61%

0.002

R

Ethnicity

  Asian

37%

0.12

F

0%

0.94

F

0%

0.93

F

43%

0.08

R

44%

0.08

R

  Caucasian

78%

0.003

R

17%

0.30

F

5%

0.35

F

72%

0.02

R

59%

0.06

R

Cancer type

  GC

31%

0.17

F

6%

0.79

F

0%

0.72

F

10%

0.36

F

0%

0.48

F

  CRC

66%

0.09

R

67%

0.08

R

67%

0.08

R

  1. A: the major allele; B: the minor allele; EM: Effects model; F: fixed effects model; R: random effects model; GC: Gastric cancer; CRC: colorectal cancer; CC: cervical cancer; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma.