From: The association between apolipoprotein E and gallstone disease: an updated meta-analysis
Study | Year of publication | Country/origin | GSD | Control | Diagnosis of GSD | NOS | ||||
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n | Age | Male (%) | n | Age | Male (%) | |||||
Rollan et al. [25] | 1994 | Chile | 109 | 48 ± 13 | 42.2 | 110 | 37 ± 12 | 43.6 | US | 5 |
Bertomeu et al. [12] | 1996 | Spain | 160 | 59 ± 12.6 | 34.4 | 125 | 58 ± 11.2 | 34.4 | CG/US | 8 |
Niemi et al. [26] | 1999 | Finland | 148 | 53 | 31.8 | 896 | 51.2 | 52.8 | US | 9 |
Ko et al. [27] | 2000 | USA | 52 | 24.4 ± 4.4 | 0 | 104 | 25.2 ± 4.6 | 0 | US | 8 |
Abu et al. [28] | 2002 | Israel | 10 | – | – | 124 | – | – | US | 7 |
Hasegawa et al. [29] | 2003 | Japan | 79 | 55 ± 8.9 | 46.8 | 53 | 39 ± 7.3 | 60.4 | VS/infrared | 6 |
Jiang et al. [30] | 2004 | China | 105 | 47.5 ± 11.0 | 74.3 | 274 | 47.9 ± 12.2 | 67.2 | US | 6 |
Dixit et al.a [31] | 2006 | India | 207 | 44.7 ± 13.2 | 32.2 | 322 | 44.0 ± 11.5 | 36.0 | US | 7 |
Mella et al. [32] | 2007 | Chile | 117 | 49 ± 12 | – | 122 | 40 ± 13 | – | US | 7 |
Mella et al. [32] | 2007 | Germany | 184 | 63 ± 13 | – | 184 | 63 ± 13 | – | US | 7 |
Jaime et al. [33] | 2010 | Mexico | 101 | 51.9 ± 11.2 | 13.9 | 101 | 51.7 ± 11.0 | 13.9 | US | 7 |
Pinheiro-Júnior et al.b [34] | 2012 | Brazil | 107 | 46.6 ± 11.2 | 17.5 | 104 | 40.6 ± 9.7 | 20 | US | 7 |
Martinez-Lopez et al. [35] | 2015 | Mexico | 90 | 40.6 ± 13.8 | 8 | 371 | 37.1 ± 11.5 | – | US | 7 |
Shabanzadeh et al.c [36] | 2017 | Denmark | 162 | 60 | 34.1 | 2112 | 40 | 52 | US | 7 |