Figure 1
From: Further evidence supporting a potential role for ADH1B in obesity
Global relevance of the inverse association of ADH1B expression with obesity traits. Meta-analysis, using a random effects model, was performed to evaluate the relationship between adipose ADH1B mRNA expression and BMI in populations from four ethnic groups (Europeans, African Americans, Pima Indians, and Mexican Americans) as indicated. The data show point estimates and 95% confidence intervals for BMI β-values in each ethnic group. Gray squares represent weighted contributions from each study, and the diamond represents the overall summary statistic. For each standard deviation of decreased ADH1B expression, BMI was increased by 0.56 standard deviations, *P < 0.001.
