Table 1.
Summary of characteristics of participants included in the meta-analysis
| Hartford-PR (n=948) |
GALA I (n=437) |
GALA II (n=1,786) |
HCHS/SOL (n=1,866) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mean ± standard deviation) | 10.0±2.7 | 18.2±9.5 | 12.9±3.4 | 48.2±14.0 |
| Male gender (n, %) | 495(52.2) | 187(42.8) | 907(50.8) | 784(42.0) |
| Asthma (n, %) | 523(55.2) | 251(57.4) | 892(49.9) | 478(25.6) |
| Study sites | Hartford (CT) and San Juan (PR) | Puerto Rico and New York (NY) | Chicago (IL), Bronx (NY), Houston (TX), San Francisco (CA) and Puerto Rico | Bronx (NY), Chicago (IL), Miami (FL) and San Diego (CA) |
| Genotyping platform | Illumina 2.5M | Affymetrix 6.0 GeneChip | Axiom® LAT1 array (Affymetrix) | Illumina HCHS/SOL custom 15041502 B3 array |