Table 2

Meta-analysis of the associations of TMPRSS6 SNPs with iron and iron-related traits

InCHIANTI
BLSA
WHASI
WHASII
Meta-analysis
β (SE)Pβ (SE)Pβ (SE)Pβ (SE)Pβ (SE)P
rs855791           
    Iron, μg/dL 3.22 (1.05) .001 7.21 (1.64) 2.66 × 10−5 3.33 (1.93) .092 3.16 (2.73) .218 4.11 (0.77) 4.16 × 10−8 
    Red blood cell width, percentage −0.09 (0.04) .005 −0.12 (0.05) .004 0.03 (0.12) .662 −0.29 (0.12) .054 −0.10 (0.03) 1.13 × 10−4 
    Mean corpuscular volume, fL 0.57 (0.20) .007 0.39 (0.23) .040 0.19 (0.45) .519 0.11 (0.52) .927 0.44 (0.14) .001 
    Hemoglobin, g/dL 0.12 (0.05) .006 0.11 (0.08) .182 −0.15 (0.10) .120 0.08 (0.11) .872 0.08 (0.04) .040 
    Hematocrit, percentage 0.27 (0.13) .028 0.24 (0.25) .351 −0.51 (0.30) .100 −0.07 (0.32) .563 0.14 (0.10) .221 
    Red blood cells, n, 106/μL −0.004 (0.02) .858 0.010 (0.03) .878 −0.068 (0.03) .062 −0.010 (0.04) .772 −0.010 (0.01) .393 
    Platelets, 1000/μL −0.64 (2.70) .522 −7.48 (8.31) .519 0.61 (6.24) .830 1.53 (5.70) .496 −0.64 (2.19) .495 
    Ferritin, ng/mL 6.54 (5.68) .677 7.15 (6.56) .070 −5.48 (10.88) .294 −6.10 (10.18) .459 3.64 (3.72) .592 
rs4820268           
    Iron, μg/dL 3.15 (1.03) .002 7.31 (1.66) 3.09 × 10−5 4.49 (1.93) .021 5.02 (2.72) .058 4.39 (0.76) 5.12 × 10−9 
    Red blood cell width, percentage −0.07 (0.04) .033 −0.12 (0.05) .002 0.02 (0.12) .883 −0.28 (0.12) .078 −0.10 (0.03) 3.98 × 10−4 
    Mean corpuscular volume, fL 0.45 (0.19) .032 0.56 (0.24) .004 0.43 (0.45) .206 0.43 (0.53) .464 0.48 (0.14) 1.86 × 10−4 
    Hemoglobin, g/dL 0.12 (0.05) .007 0.11 (0.08) .162 −0.08 (0.10) .423 0.06 (0.11) .970 0.08 (0.04) .020 
    Hematocrit, percentage 0.27 (0.12) .019 0.22 (0.26) .427 −0.25 (0.30) .425 −0.19 (0.32) .367 0.16 (0.10) .136 
    Red blood cells, 106/μL 0.002 (0.02) .805 −0.001 (0.03) .834 −0.049 (0.03) .187 −0.036 (0.03) .290 −0.010 (0.01) .453 
    Platelets, 1000/μL −0.99 (2.64) .444 −6.19 (8.39) .551 −4.53 (6.26) .405 3.85 (5.76) .260 −1.08 (2.17) .390 
    Ferritin, ng/mL 5.77 (5.56) .936 11.19 (6.66) .055 2.64 (10.99) .725 0.25 (10.20) .948 6.36 (3.71) .479 
InCHIANTI
BLSA
WHASI
WHASII
Meta-analysis
β (SE)Pβ (SE)Pβ (SE)Pβ (SE)Pβ (SE)P
rs855791           
    Iron, μg/dL 3.22 (1.05) .001 7.21 (1.64) 2.66 × 10−5 3.33 (1.93) .092 3.16 (2.73) .218 4.11 (0.77) 4.16 × 10−8 
    Red blood cell width, percentage −0.09 (0.04) .005 −0.12 (0.05) .004 0.03 (0.12) .662 −0.29 (0.12) .054 −0.10 (0.03) 1.13 × 10−4 
    Mean corpuscular volume, fL 0.57 (0.20) .007 0.39 (0.23) .040 0.19 (0.45) .519 0.11 (0.52) .927 0.44 (0.14) .001 
    Hemoglobin, g/dL 0.12 (0.05) .006 0.11 (0.08) .182 −0.15 (0.10) .120 0.08 (0.11) .872 0.08 (0.04) .040 
    Hematocrit, percentage 0.27 (0.13) .028 0.24 (0.25) .351 −0.51 (0.30) .100 −0.07 (0.32) .563 0.14 (0.10) .221 
    Red blood cells, n, 106/μL −0.004 (0.02) .858 0.010 (0.03) .878 −0.068 (0.03) .062 −0.010 (0.04) .772 −0.010 (0.01) .393 
    Platelets, 1000/μL −0.64 (2.70) .522 −7.48 (8.31) .519 0.61 (6.24) .830 1.53 (5.70) .496 −0.64 (2.19) .495 
    Ferritin, ng/mL 6.54 (5.68) .677 7.15 (6.56) .070 −5.48 (10.88) .294 −6.10 (10.18) .459 3.64 (3.72) .592 
rs4820268           
    Iron, μg/dL 3.15 (1.03) .002 7.31 (1.66) 3.09 × 10−5 4.49 (1.93) .021 5.02 (2.72) .058 4.39 (0.76) 5.12 × 10−9 
    Red blood cell width, percentage −0.07 (0.04) .033 −0.12 (0.05) .002 0.02 (0.12) .883 −0.28 (0.12) .078 −0.10 (0.03) 3.98 × 10−4 
    Mean corpuscular volume, fL 0.45 (0.19) .032 0.56 (0.24) .004 0.43 (0.45) .206 0.43 (0.53) .464 0.48 (0.14) 1.86 × 10−4 
    Hemoglobin, g/dL 0.12 (0.05) .007 0.11 (0.08) .162 −0.08 (0.10) .423 0.06 (0.11) .970 0.08 (0.04) .020 
    Hematocrit, percentage 0.27 (0.12) .019 0.22 (0.26) .427 −0.25 (0.30) .425 −0.19 (0.32) .367 0.16 (0.10) .136 
    Red blood cells, 106/μL 0.002 (0.02) .805 −0.001 (0.03) .834 −0.049 (0.03) .187 −0.036 (0.03) .290 −0.010 (0.01) .453 
    Platelets, 1000/μL −0.99 (2.64) .444 −6.19 (8.39) .551 −4.53 (6.26) .405 3.85 (5.76) .260 −1.08 (2.17) .390 
    Ferritin, ng/mL 5.77 (5.56) .936 11.19 (6.66) .055 2.64 (10.99) .725 0.25 (10.20) .948 6.36 (3.71) .479 

Effect allele rs855791 (C, average frequency = 0.59), rs4820268 (A, average frequency = 0.54).

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