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Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Cardiol. Oct 26, 2011; 3(10): 329-336
Published online Oct 26, 2011. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v3.i10.329
Table 1 Distribution of genotypes and allelic frequencies of ACE and bradykinin B2 receptor polymorphisms in patients with or without cough
PopulationStudiesGenotypeχ2testStudiesAlleleOdds ratio(95% CI)
I/II/DD/DID
Angiotensin converting enzymeAll11Cough (-)390 (32)571 (48)241 (20)0.00470.510.491.26 (0.99-1.61)
Cough (+)338 (39)381 (44)142 (17)0.450.55
Caucasians3Cough (-)75 (24)132 (43)100 (33)0.23020.530.470.72 (0.46-61.4)
Cough (+)23 (19)51 (41)50 (40)0.610.39
East Asians8Cough (-)315 (35)439 (49)141 (16)0.00550.490.511.49 (1.11-12.02)
Cough (+)315 (43)330 (45)92 (12)0.390.61
T/TT/CC/CCT
B2 receptor B2 receptor -58T/CEast Asians3Cough (-)145 (26)270 (50)143 (24)0.01520.560.442.25 (1.42-23.57)
Cough (+)139 (30)244 (52)85 (18)0.360.64
Table 2 Odds ratios and heterogeneity results for the genetic contrasts of ACE I/D and bradykinin B2 receptor gene polymorphisms
Genetic contrastPopulationStudiesRandom effects [OR (95% CI)]P value Q testZ
Angiotensin converting enzymeD vs IAll71.15 (0.87-1.52)0.2590.231
Caucasians20.90 (0.60-1.35)0.7990.612
East Asians51.49 (1.11-2.02)0.2260.009
DD vs (DI + II)All110.85 (0.67-1.06)0.0050.153
Caucasians31.14 (0.74-1.76)0.7160.563
East Asians80.76 (0.58-0.99)0.0030.042
(DD + II) vs IIAll111.22 (0.91-1.64)0.0520.133
Caucasians30.84 (0.46-1.55)0.5600.553
East Asians81.35 (0.91-2.00)0.0270.075
DD vs IIAll110.79 (0.62-1.01)0.0080.058
Caucasians31.12 (0.69-1.83)0.6140.626
East Asians80.70 (0.53-0.93)0.0060.013
ID vs (DD + II)All110.95 (0.80-1.22)0.9360.354
Caucasians30.97 (0.63-1.50)0.8890.900
East Asians80.94 (0.79-1.13)0.7860.342
Bradykinin B2 receptor -58T/CT vs CEast Asians22.29 (1.42-3.68)0.2980.001
TT vs (TC + CC)East Asians31.47 (0.56-3.85 )0.0020.467
CC vs (TC + TT)East Asians30.90 (0.66-1.24)0.6610.507
TC vs (TT + CC)East Asians31.08 (0.87-1.34)0.9470.477