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Table 3 Associations for the risk of susceptibility to malaria

From: Toll-like receptor 9 and 4 gene polymorphisms in susceptibility and severity of malaria: a meta-analysis of genetic association studies

Polymorphisms

Variants

Number of studies included

Cases/controls

Genetic model

Effect size, OR (95% CI)

Model

TLR 9

T1486C

5

3472/2610

Allele

1.03 (0.91–1.16)

F

   

1740/1166

Dominant

1.07 (0.78–1.47)

F

   

1740/1166

Recessive

0.93 (0.68–1.27)

F

   

801/533

Homozygous

0.85 (0.5–1.43)

R

   

1566/1018

Heterozygous

1.17 (0.78–1.78)

R

TLR 9

T1237C

5

2867/2217

Allele

0.97 (0.84–1.12)

F

   

1735/1387

Dominant

0.87 (0.52–1.45)

R

   

1735/1387

Recessive

1.53 (0.86–2.75)

R

   

1225/859

Homozygous

1.28 (0.97–1.68)

R

   

1537/1173

Heterozygous

0.82(0.49–1.4)

R

TLR 4

T399I

4

1716/1400

Allele

0.95 (0.69–1.31)

F

   

861/707

Dominant

0.99 (0.71–1.39)

F

   

861/707

Recessive

1.03 (0.73–1.46)

F

   

776/634

Homozygous

0.54 (0.17–1.69)

F

   

826/700

Heterozygous

1.13 (0.8–1.6)

F

TLR 4

D299G

7

3776/2847

Allele

1.05 (0.86–1.29)

F

   

1959/1576

Dominant

1.11 (0.9–1.36)

F

   

684/1356

Recessive

0.83 (0.66–1.05)

F

   

545/1092

Homozygous

0.95 (0.51–1.79)

F

   

672/1341

Heterozygous

1.08 (0.87–1.34)

F

  1. F fixed effect model, R random effects model