Association of IL-6 174G/C (rs1800795) and 572C/G (rs1800796) polymorphisms with risk of osteoporosis: a meta-analysis

Table 2 General characteristics and quality scores of studies included in current meta-analysis

First author/Year	Country	Race	Gender	Cases						Controls					score
First author/Year	Country	Race	Gender	N	Age (Mean ± SD) yrs (min-max)yrs	Menopause	BMD site	Diagnosis M	Matching	N	Healthy	Age (Mean ± SD) yrs (min-max)yrs	Menopause	BMD site	score
Ji Y F, 2019	China	East Asia	Female	758	65.5 ± 16.1	PSM	LS-fn	Ne	age, sex	766	Yes	66.7 ± 17.0	PSM	LS-fn	14
Eftekhari H, 2018	Iran	West Asia	Female/Male	181	68 ± 7.21	PSM	LS-fn	WHO	age, sex	116	Yes	64 ± 5.44	PSM	LS-fn	17
Deveci D, 2012	Turkish	Caucasian	Female	201	57 ± 7	PSM	LS-fn	WHO	age, sex	155	Yes	57 ± 6	PSM	LS-fn	14
Czerny B, 2010	Poland	Caucasian	Female	226	63.3 ± 5.1	PSM	LS-fn	WHO	age, sex	224	Yes	64.8 ± 6.3	PSM	LS-fn	14
Breuil V, 2009	French	Caucasian	Female	92	70 ± 7.4	PSM	LS-fn	WHO	age, sex	69	Yes	64.1 ± 7.7	PSM	LS-fn	11
Magaña JJ, 2008	Mexican	Caucasian	Female	70	34.3 ± 10.2	Pre	LS	BMD values	age, sex	70	Yes	34.3 ± 10.2	Pre	LS	11
Dincel E, 2008	Turkish	Caucasian	Female/Male	21	74.47 ± 8.91	Ne	Fn	BMD values	age	21	Yes	75.47 ± 7.44	Ne	Fn	10
Kusek J, 2008	Poland	Caucasian	Female	110	58.5 ± 5.9	PSM	LS	WHO	sex	62	Yes	58.5 ± 5.9	PSM	LS	11
Nordstrom A, 2004	Sweden	Caucasian	Female	232	75 ± 0	PSM	LS-fn	BMD values	age, sex	544	Yes	75 ± 0	PSM	LS-fn	16

Ne not available, PSM Postmenopausal, Pre Premenopause, LS Lumbar spine, Fn Femoral neck

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