Abstract
Background: So far, numerous meta-analyses have been published regarding the correlation between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) proline 12 alanine (Pro12Ala) gene polymorphism and chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, the results appear to be contradictory. Hence, this study is formulated with the objective of using existing meta-analysis data together with our research population to study the correlation between PPARG Pro12Ala gene polymorphism and CKD and evaluate whether an accurate result can be obtained. Methods: First, literature related to CKD and PPARG Pro12Ala available on the PubMed and EMBASE databases up to December 2016 was gathered from 20 publications. Then, the gathered results were combined with our case-control study of 1693 enrolled subjects and a trial sequential analysis (TSA) was performed to verify existing evidence and determine whether a firm conclusion can be drawn. Results: The TSA results showed that the cumulative sample size for the Asian sample was 6078 and was sufficient to support a definite result. The results of this study confirmed that there is no obvious correlation between PPARG Pro12Ala and CKD for Asians (OR = 0.82 (95% CI = 0.66–1.02), I2 = 63.1%), but this was not confirmed for Caucasians. Furthermore, the case-control sample in our study was shown to be the key for reaching this conclusion. Conclusions: The meta-analysis results of this study suggest no significant correlation between PPARG Pro12Ala gene polymorphism and CKD for Asians after adding our samples, but not for Caucasian.
Highlights
Examining the risk factors of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important public health issue.The global prevalence of CKD is around 10% [1,2,3], and such patients are at a high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases or even death [4]
Numerous publications have discussed the correlation between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) Pro12Ala and CKD; the results show that compared with the C/C genotype, the G/G or G/C genotype of PPARG Pro12Ala is a protective factor against diabetic nephropathy [25,26,27,28,29,30] or CKD [31]
For the meta-analysis, 44 publications were found in the PubMed and EMBASE databases, as well as 10 publications cited in previous meta-analysis studies that were missing from the databases, thereby obtaining a total of 54 publications for further analyses
Summary
The global prevalence of CKD is around 10% [1,2,3], and such patients are at a high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases or even death [4] Genetic factors such as ethnic origin [5] and family inheritance [6] play an important role in the progression of CKD. Numerous meta-analyses have been published regarding the correlation between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) proline 12 alanine (Pro12Ala) gene polymorphism and chronic kidney disease (CKD); the results appear to be contradictory. This study is formulated with the objective of using existing meta-analysis data together with our research population to study the correlation between PPARG Pro12Ala gene polymorphism and CKD and evaluate whether an accurate result can be obtained. The results of this study confirmed that there is no obvious correlation between PPARG
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