Table 2.

Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis of GSTT1

Ref.	Language of publication	Residence area of subjects	Case			Control			Source of control	OR (95% CI)	Earlier or smaller reports
			Null	Positive	Total	Null	Positive	Total
Dong et al[28], 1997	Chinese	Jiangsu, Guangxi and Hebei	63	47	110	42	70	112	Population	2.234 (1.305-3.825)	[29,30]
Yu et al[31], 1999	English	Taiwan	41	42	83	181	194	375	Hospital	1.046 (0.650-1.683)	[32-37]
Sun et al[39], 2001	English	Taiwan	30	37	67	77	51	128	Population	0.537 (0.295-0.976)	NA
Liu et al[42], 2002	Chinese	Jiangsu	34	50	84	36	108	144	Population	2.040 (1.146-3.630)	[43-46]
McGlynn et al[47], 2003	English	Jiangsu	NA	NA	231	NA	NA	256	Population	0.880 (0.590-1.310)	[48-50]
Liu et al[70], 2003	Chinese	Guangxi	28	23	51	18	35	53	Population	2.367 (1.072-5.227)	NA
Li et al[51], 2004	Chinese	Jiangsu	108	99	207	97	110	207	Population	1.237 (0.841-1.820)	NA
Chen et al[52], 2005	English	Taiwan	298	279	577	199	190	389	Population	1.020 (0.788-1.319)	[53]
Deng et al[54], 2005	English	Guangxi	108	73	181	154	206	360	Hospital	1.979 (1.377-2.845)	[55-58]
Guo et al[59], 2005	Chinese	Henan	58	37	95	45	58	103	Population	2.020 (1.146-3.562)	NA
He et al[60], 2005	Chinese	Guangxi	43	62	105	50	101	151	Hospital	1.401 (0.836-2.347)	[61,62]
Long et al[63], 2005	Chinese	Guangxi	82	58	140	234	302	536	Hospital	1.825 (1.251-2.660)	[64]
Ma et al[65], 2005	Chinese	Guangxi	35	27	62	21	52	73	Population	3.210 (1.573-6.551)	NA
Zhang et al[66], 2005	Chinese	Hubei	38	22	60	34	39	73	Hospital	1.981 (0.986-3.982)	NA
Long et al[68], 2006	English	Guangxi	146	111	257	297	352	649	Hospital	1.559 (1.165-2.086)	NA
Yang et al[69], 2009	Chinese	Guangxi	33	67	100	11	49	60	Hospital	2.194 (1.010-4.765)	NA

NA: Not available; OR: Odds ratio.