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Table 8 Summary of the meta-analysis of the association of APOE gene polymorphisms with hyperlipidemia

From: Association between apolipoprotein gene polymorphisms and hyperlipidemia: a meta-analysis

Genotype model

Heterogeneity(I2/P)

OR(95%CI)

P

publication bias P

E2/E2

0.0%/0.634

1.746(1.081 ~ 2.819)

0.023

0.131

E2/E3

50.3%/0.001

1.076(0.883 ~ 1.311)

0.467

0.400

E2/E4

0.0%/0.790

1.693(1.227 ~ 2.336)

0.001

0.054

E3/E4

67.8%/< 0.001

1.578(1.276 ~ 1.951)

< 0.001

0.073

E4/E4

2.7%/ 0.424

2.346(1.723 ~ 3.195)

< 0.001

0.851

  1. Publication bias P: using Begg’s or Egger’s tests