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Table 2 Description of data extracted from the retained studies included in the meta-analysis searching for an association between T. gondii and diabetes mellitus

From: The association between Toxoplasma gondii and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human case-control studies

Reference

n

Age

DM+ (n)

CTRL (n)

DM & TG+, n (%)

CTRL & TG+, n (%)

OR (95% CI)

p value

Weight (%)

Fixed

Random

Li et al. (Li et al. 2018)

800

Adults

400

400

94 (23.5%)

47 (11.8%)

2.31 (1.57–3.38)

< 0.001

15.82

11.95

Khalili et al. (Khalili et al. 2018)

200

Adults

100

100

63 (63.0%)

59 (59.0%)

1.18 (0.67–2.09)

0.562

7.14

10.05

Molan & Ismail (Molan and Ismail 2017)

584

Adults

381

203

248 (65.1%)

68 (33.4%)

3.70 (2.58–5.30)

< 0.001

17.87

12.17

Alvarado-Esquivel et al.

312

Adults

156

156

10 (6.4%)

5 (3.2%)

2.07 (0.69–6.20)

0.18

1.92

5.62

Saheb (Saheb 2017)

270

Adults

172

98

96 (55.8%)

38 (38.8%)

1.99 (1.20–3.31)

0.007

9.04

10.70

Nihad & Hamad (Nihad and Hamad 2017)

145

Adults

100

45

31 (31.0%)

5 (11.1%)

3.59 (1.29–9.99)

0.010

2.21

6.11

Saki et al. (Saki and Shafieenia 2016)

220

Adults

110

110

47 (42.7%)

24 (21.8%)

2.67 (1.48–4.82)

0.001

6.65

9.84

Siyadatpanah et al. (Siyadatpanah et al. 2013)

300

Adults

150

150

79 (52.7%)

76 (50.6%)

1.08 (0.69–1.70)

0.729

11.26

11.24

Shirbazou et al. (Shirbazou et al. 2013)

184

Adults

91

93

55 (60.4%)

38 (40.9%)

2.21 (1.23–3.99)

0.008

6.65

9.84

Gokce et al. (Gokce et al. 2008)

1057

15-88

807

250

457 (56.6%)

56 (22.4%)

4.52 (3.26–6.28)

< 0.001

21.44

12.46

Total (fixed)

4072

2467

1605

1180 (47.8%)

416 (25.9%)

2.57 (2.22–2.99)

< 0.001

100%

100%

Total (random)

4072

2467

1605

1180 (47.8%)

416 (25.9%)

2.32 (1.66–3.24)

< 0.001

100%

100%

  1. n, number of subjects; age is recorded in years; CI, confidence interval; DM+, subjects with diabetes mellitus; DM−, subjects without diagnosed diabetes mellitus; DM & TG+, subjects with diabetes mellitus and T. gondii infection; non-DM & TG+, subjects without diabetes mellitus and T. gondii infection; OR, odds ratio.