Table 2.
Analysis performed | Number of studies | Number of Patients | Unit | Pooled estimate (95% CI) | p value |
Age-of-onset | |||||
G+vs G−* | 17 | 5329 | MD | −8.3 years (−9.9 to −6.6) | <0.0001 |
MYBPC3 vs MYH7* | 10 | 1709 | MD | 8.2 years (10.9 to 5.4) | <0.0001 |
Multiple vs single variants* | 4 | 636 | MD | −7.0 years (−10.6 to 3.3) | 0.0002 |
Sudden cardiac arrest | |||||
G+vs G−* | 5 | 2184 | OR | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.2) | 0.1 |
MYBPC3 vs MYH7* | 6 | 804 | OR | 0.9 (0.4 to 1.9) | 0.7 |
Multiple vs single variants | 4 | 1778 | Conflicting results | ||
ICD implantation | |||||
G+vs G− | 10 | 3288 | OR | 1.9 (1.5 to 2.4) | <0.0001 |
MYBPC3 vs MYH7* | 6 | 1379 | OR | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) | 0.34 |
Multiple vs single variants | 2 | 379 | No significant difference | ||
Heart failure | |||||
G+vs G−, NYHA Class | 8 | 1916 | OR | 1 (0.7 to 1.5) | 0.81 |
G+vs G−, cardiac transplant | 3 | 637 | OR | 1.5 (0.4 to 5.2) | 0.54 |
MYBPC3 vs MYH7, NYHA Class* | 4 | 341 | OR | 1 (0.6 to 1.9) | 0.96 |
Multiple vs single variants, NYHA Class, cardiac transplant and other cardiac outcomes | 3 | 370 | Conflicting results | ||
Septal reduction therapy | |||||
G+vs G− | 16 | 4728 | OR | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.2) | 0.46 |
MYBPC3 vs MYH7 | 12 | 2095 | OR | 1 (0.7 to 1.3) | 0.82 |
Multiple vs single variants | 3 | 543 | No significant difference | ||
Mortality | |||||
G+vs G− | 7 | 2496 | No significant difference in 5 of 7 studies | ||
MYBPC3 vs MYH7 | 7 | 1654 | No significant difference in 6 of 7 studies | ||
Multiple vs single variants | 3 | 1580 | Conflicting results |
*Additional studies not included in meta-analysis described in the text.
G+, genotype-positive; G−, genotype-negative; MD, mean difference.