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. 2016 Jan 15;11(1):e0146614. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146614

Table 3. Meta-analysis results by ethnicity.

Outcome Ethnicity N^ Patients, n Mut&, (%) Fixed Random Heterogeneity Subgroup Differences
AML RRs* 95%CI RRs 95%CI P I2 Fixed Random
P I2 P I2
CR
t(8,21)
Caucasian 4 411 82(20) 0.61 [0.19, 1.95] 0.70 [0.21, 2.30] 0.73 0%
non-Caucasian 5 315 115(37) 2.03 [1.02, 4.05] 2.06 [1.01, 4.22] 0.41 0% 0.08 67% 0.13 57%
inv(16)
Caucasian 5 527 166(31) 0.80 [0.41, 1.59] 0.87 [0.43, 1.77] 0.51 0%
non-Caucasian 4 127 40(31) 1.96 [0.50, 7.72] 2.13 [0.47, 9.68] 0.31 3% 0.25 23% 0.30 9%
OS
t(8,21)
Caucasian 3 362 71(20) 1.12 [0.90, 1.40] 1.06 [0.80, 1.40] 0.26 27%
non-Caucasian 3 136 42(31) 2.26 [1.35, 3.78] 2.22 [1.33, 3.70] 0.82 0% 0.01 84% 0.01 84%
inv(16)
Caucasian 5 527 166(31) 1.02 [0.88, 1.18] 1.01 [0.83, 1.25] 0.12 45%
non-Caucasian 3 110 32(29) 1.08 [0.79,1.47] 1.01 [0.74, 1.36] 0.34 7% 0.75 0% 0.97 0%
Relapse Risk
t(8,21)
5y Caucasian 3 341 75(22) 1.55 [1.10, 2.18] 1.60 [1.14, 2.23] 0.70 0%
2y non-Caucasian 5 278 96(35) 1.89 [1.51, 2.37] 1.91 [1.41, 2.57] 0.26 24%
4y non-Caucasian 3 123 34(28) 2.33 [1.59, 3.41] 2.87 [1.15, 7.15] 0.16 45%
5y non-Caucasian 2 77 26(34) 2.03 [1.37, 3.01] 2.00 [1.35, 2.96] 0.58 0% 0.34 0% 0.44 0%
inv(16)
5y Caucasian 3 286 83(29) 1.18 [0.92, 1.52] 1.22 [0.78, 1.90] 0.11 55%
non-Caucasian 3 101 28(28) 0.94 [0.56, 1.58] 0.57 [0.10, 3.45] 0.07 52% 0.44 0% 0.43 0%

^ N: Studies included.

* ORs for CR, and RRs for OS and relapse rate.

& Numbers of patients with KIT-mutations.