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. 2014 Apr 4;9(4):e93938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093938

Table 2. Stratification analyses of combined effects of TGFB1 +869 T/C and +915 G/C polymorphisms on acute rejection risk.

Category LP vs. HP IP vs. HP LP/IP vs. HP
Na OR(95% CI) Pb Pc Na OR(95% CI) Pb Pc Na OR(95% CI) Pb Pc
Total 11 1.10(0.71,1.71) 0.665 0.373 14 0.75(0.58,0.96) d 0.021 d 0.238 14 0.77(0.61,0.98) d 0.030 d 0.144
Ethnicity
Asian 1 1.14(0.05,29.0) 0.938 3 0.76(0.36,1.60) 0.466 0.242 3 0.74(0.35,1.55) 0.425 0.303
Caucasian 6 0.93(0.54,1.61) 0.807 0.165 7 0.80(0.58,1.10) 0.174 0.251 7 0.78(0.58,1.06) 0.112 0.094
Mixed 4 1.58(0.72,3.49) 0.258 0.507 4 0.65(0.42,1.03) 0.064 0.163 4 0.77(0.51,1.16) 0.214 0.160
Transplantation Types
RTx 7 1.23(0.75,2.01) 0.406 0.401 9 0.88(0.66,1.17) 0.377 0.290 9 0.91(0.69,1.19) 0.473 0.154
LTx 2 0.33(0.07,1.69) 0.185 0.996 3 0.64(0.35,1.16) 0.142 0.737 3 0.59(0.33,1.06) 0.076 0.774
HTx 2 1.50(0.34,6.57) 0.594 0.180 2 0.32(0.14,0.73) d 0.006 d 0.790 2 0.41(0.20,0.85) d 0.017 d 0.320
Immunosuppressive protocol
CsA 3 1.37(0.41,4.59) 0.607 0.462 5 0.57(0.34,0.94) d 0.027 d 0.491 5 0.62(0.38,1.01) 0.055 0.694
CsA/FK506 8 1.07(0.66,1.71) 0.793 0.229 9 0.82(0.62,1.09) 0.169 0.194 9 0.83(0.64,1.08) 0.162 0.059

Abbreviations: RTx, renal transplantation; LTx, liver transplantation; HTx, heart transplantation; CsA, cyclosporine A; FK506, tacrolimus; LP, low producer; IP, intermediate producer; HP, high producer.

—, cannot be calculated;

a

Number of eligible studies;

b

P value of Z-test for significance of OR;

c

P value of Q-test for heterogeneity test;

d

Statistically significant results (in bold).