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. 2014 Mar 17;4:4383. doi: 10.1038/srep04383

Table 3. Meta-analysis of Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism in Alzheimer's disease.

  Fix-effect model Random-effect model
  OR (95% CI) P Ph I2 OR (95% CI) P Ph I2
Allele                
ApoE ε2 0.88 (0.73, 1.07) 0.20 0.0002 61% 0.93 (0.66, 1.29) 0.65 0.0002 61%
ApoE ε3 0.42 (0.37, 0.47) <0.00001 0.07 34% 0.42 (0.36, 0.49) <0.00001 0.07 34%
ApoE ε4 3.93 (3.37, 4.58) <0.00001 0.81 0% 3.89 (3.33, 4.54) <0.00001 0.81 0%
Genotype                
ApoE ε4/ε4 11.71 (6.38, 21.47) <0.00001 0.98 0% 9.84 (5.28, 18.34) <0.00001 0.98 0%
ApoE ε3/ε3 0.39 (0.33, 0.45) <0.00001 0.25 16% 0.38 (0.33, 0.45) <0.00001 0.25 16%
ApoE ε2/ε2 1.06 (0.55, 2.06) 0.86 0.60 0% 1.09 (0.52, 2.27) 0.83 0.60 0%
ApoE ε4/ε3 3.08 (2.57, 3.69) <0.00001 0.06 35% 3.16 (2.48, 4.02) <0.00001 0.06 35%
ApoE ε3/ε2 0.67 (0.53, 0.85) 0.0008 0.18 23% 0.66 (0.49, 0.88) 0.005 0.18 23%
ApoE ε4/ε2 2.10 (1.35, 3.26) 0.001 0.32 11% 1.92 (1.13, 3.28) 0.02 0.32 11%

Ph, Pheterogeneity.