Table 1

Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis (n=54 studies)

Last name of the first author, yearPolymorphic geneStudy designEthnicitySample size (case/control)Age (years) (case/control)*Male (%)
(case/control)
Anti-TB drug regimen administeredDiagnostic criteria of ATDILIQuality score†
Feng et al, 201423 CYP2E1 Case-controlChinese173/17348.8/48.668.0/68.0INH, RIF, PZAALT>3 × ULN6
Kim et al, 200948 CYP2E1 Case-controlKorean67/15942.1/42.865.7/65.4INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Singh et al, 201449 CYP2E1 CohortIndian50/135NA/NANA/NANAALT>2 ×  ULN7
Tang et al, 201350 CYP2E1 Case-controlChinese89/35643.7/43.673.0/73.0INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Ben Mahmoud et al, 201251 NAT2 CohortTunisian14/5242.4/42.142.8/48.1INH, RIF containing regimenALT>2 × ULN7
Bozok Cetintaş et al, 200852 NAT2 Case-controlTurkish30/7039.8/37.350.0/72.8INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>3 × ULN6
Higuchi et al, 200753 NAT2 CohortJapanese18/8260.8/64.750.0/57.3INH, RIF containing regimenALT>2 × ULN7
Ho et al, 201354 NAT2 CohortTaiwanese20/328NA/NANA/NAINH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>5 × ULN6
Huang et al, 200255 NAT2 CohortTaiwanese33/19173.3/63.787.9/88.5INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Khalili et al, 201156 NAT2 Case-controlIranian14/36NA/NANA/NAINH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>3 × ULN6
Leiro-Fernandez et al, 201157 NAT2 Case-controlCaucasian50/6734.0/30.5‡54.0/56.7INH, RIF, PZAALT>3 × ULN7
Lv et al, 201224 NAT2 Case-controlChinese89/35642.0/42.0‡73.0/73.0INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 ×  ULN7
Ng et al, 201458 NAT2 Case-controlMixed26/10148.3/NA38.5/NAINH containing regimenALT>5 × ULN7
Ohno et al, 200059 NAT2 CohortJapanese14/63NA/NANA/NAINH, RIFALT>1.5 × ULN7
Possuelo et al, 200860 NAT2 CohortBrazilian14/24038.9/36.550.0/66.9INH, RIF, PZAALT>3 × ULN7
Rana et al, 201261 NAT2 CohortIndian50/20145.3/43.876.0/57.2INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>5 × ULN7
Shimizu et al, 200662 NAT2 Case-controlJapanese10/3260.5/64.970.0/46.9INH, RIFALT>2 × ULN6
Yuliwulandari et al, 201663 NAT2 Case-controlIndonesian50/191NA/NANA/NANAALT>2 × ULN7
Wattanapokayakit et al, 201625 NAT2 Case-controlThailand53/8551.4/50.258.5/60.0INH containing regimenALT>2 × ULN7
Chatterjee et al, 201064 GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlIndian51/10037.2/33.249.0/63.0INH, RIF, PZAALT>3 × ULN7
Gupta et al, 201365 GSTM1, GSTT1 CohortIndian50/24637.0/36.5‡48.0/56.5INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Huang et al, 200766 GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlTaiwanese63/6362.0/NANA/NANAALT>5 × ULN6
Kim et al, 201067 GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlKorean57/19047.3/42.459.6/67.9INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>3 × ULN7
Leiro et al, 200868 GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlCaucasian35/6034.0/31.0‡40.0/41.7INH, RIF, PZAALT>3 × ULN7
Liu et al, 201469 GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlChinese20/14335.9/61.260.0/59.4INH containing regimenALT>2 × ULN7
Monteiro et al, 201270 GSTM1, GSTT1 CohortBrazilian59/11837.0/38.0‡76.0/61.0NAALT>2 × ULN7
Rana et al, 201371 GSTM1, GSTT1 CohortIndian30/22043.6/42.360.0/64.5INH, RIFALT>5 × ULN6
Roy et al, 200172 GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlIndian33/33NA/NANA/NAINH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Chen et al, 201542 SLCO1B1 Case-controlChinese89/35643.7/43.673.0/73.0INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 ×  ULN7
Kim et al, 201210 SLCO1B1 Case-controlKorean67/15943.0/42.865.7/65.4INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Li et al, 201228 SLCO1B1 Case-controlChinese118/15540.5/39.348.3/54.8RIFALT>3 × ULN7
An et al, 201273 NAT2, CYP2E1 Case-controlChinese101/10736.0/33.4‡55.0/70.0INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Bose et al, 201174 NAT2, CYP2E1 CohortIndian41/17738.0/36.043.9/47.4INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Chamorro et al, 201375 NAT2, CYP2E1 CohortMixed (South American)47/12829.0/27.041.3/64.8INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>3 × ULN7
Cho et al, 200776 NAT2, CYP2E1 CohortKorean18/11451.2/46.766.7/55.3INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Gupta et al, 201327 NAT2, CYP2E1 Case-controlIndian50/16537.0/38.048.0/60.0INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Huang et al, 200377 NAT2, CYP2E1 CohortTaiwanese49/26970.0/59.0‡18.4/14.9INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Lee et al, 201078 NAT2, CYP2E1 CohortTaiwanese45/9558.4/54.960.0/66.3INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Mishra et al, 201379 NAT2, CYP2E1 Case-controlIndian33/17338.0/NA52.0/NAINH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>3 × ULN7
Santos et al, 201380 NAT2, CYP2E1 Case-controlBrazilian18/25247.7/45.656.0/49.0INH, RIFALT>3 × ULN7
Vuilleumier et al, 200681 NAT2, CYP2E1 Case-controlMixed8/6327–35: 2/22§
>36: 5/18§
38.0/51.0INHAST or ALT>4 ×  ULN7
Yamada et al, 200982 NAT2, CYP2E1 Case-controlMixed23/147NA/NA13.0/42.9INHALT>2 × ULN7
Zaverucha-do-Valle et al, 201483 NAT2, CYP2E1 CohortBrazilian50/79<40: 28/43§
>40: 20/36§
60.4/72.2INH, RIF, PZAALT>2 × ULN6
Sharma et al, 201484 CYP2E1, GSTM1 CohortIndian105/18535.2/27.655.7/72.1INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>5 × ULN7
Wang et al, 201085 CYP2E1, GSTM1 Case-controlChinese104/11148.6/44.767.3/67.6INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Tang et al, 201286 CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlChinese89/35643.7/43.673.0/73.0INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
Yimer et al, 201145 NAT2, SLCO1B1 CohortEthiopian41/160NA/NANA/NAINH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN6
Brito et al, 201487 NAT2, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1 CohortBrazilian15/23038.1/36.846.7/NAINH, RIF, PZAALT>3 × ULN7
Forestiero et al, 201388 NAT2, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1 CohortBrazilian59/40NA/NA49.2/60.0INH, RIF, PZAALT>2.5 × ULN6
Rana et al, 201489 NAT2, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1 CohortIndian55/24543.6/42.360.0/62.0INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>5 × ULN6
Singla et al, 201426 NAT2, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlIndian17/39148.2/32.764.7/61.4INH, RIF, PZA, EMB, STMALT>2 ×  ULN7
Sotsuka et al, 201190 NAT2, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlJapanese20/9254.9/50.490.0/73.9INH, RIF, PZA, EMB or STMALT>3 × ULN7
Teixeira et al, 201191 NAT2, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1 Case-controlBrazilian26/14147.6/43.061.5/52.5INH containing regimenALT>3 × ULN7
Xiang et al, 201492 NAT2, CYP2E1, GSTM1, GSTT1 CohortChinese89/215537.0/44.567.4/55.7INH, RIF, PZA, EMBALT>2 × ULN7
  • *Mean unless otherwise stated.

  • †Detailed scoring for each quality assessment criterion based on the revised Little’s recommendation in online supplementary table S2.

  • ‡Median age.

  • §Number of individuals in the age ranges.

  • ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ATDILI, anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury; CYP2E1, cytochrome P450 2E1; EMB, ethambutol; GSTM1, glutathione S-transferase Mu 1; GSTT1, glutathione S-transferase Theta 1; INH, isoniazid; NA, not available; NAT2, N-acetyltransferase 2; PZA, pyrazinamide; RIF, rifampicin; SLCO1B1, solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1 (encoding organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 (OATP1B1)); STM, streptomycin; TB, tuberculosis; ULN, upper limit of normal.