Table 2.
Characteristics of the studies included for the gene-25(OH)D and gene-BE/EAC associations
| Data Source | n studies | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Gene-Vitamin D association | ||
| SUNLIGHT Consortium (ref.16) | 31 | 79,366 |
| Gene-BE/EAC associations | ||
| BEACON (ref. 17, 18) | 15 | 2,406 BE, 1,508 EAC, 6,718 controls |
| • United States | 9 | 1,718 BE, 668 EAC, 1,021 controls |
| • United Kingdom | 1 | 167 BE, 102 EAC |
| • Sweden | 1 | 63 EAC, 116 controls |
| • Canada | 1 | 246 EAC, 256 controls |
| • Australia | 2 | 324 BE, 236 EAC, 567 controls |
| • Ireland | 1 | 197 BE, 193 EAC, 217 controls |
| • dbGap | 1 | 4,541 controls |
| Bonn (Germany) (ref. 17, 19) | 1 | 1,037 BE, 1,609 EAC, 3,537 controls |
| Cambridge (UK) (ref.17) | 1 | 873 BE, 995 EAC, 3,408 controls |
| Oxford (UK) (ref.17, 20) | 7 | 1,851 BE, 3,496 controls |