Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?

The INSIG2 rs7566605 polymorphism was identified for obesity (BMI> or =30 kg/m(2)) in one of the first genome-wide association studies, but replications were inconsistent. We collected statistics from 34 studies (n = 74,345), including general population (GP) studies, population-based studies wit...

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Main Authors: Iris M Heid, Cornelia Huth, Ruth J F Loos, Florian Kronenberg, Vera Adamkova, Sonia S Anand, Kristin Ardlie, Heike Biebermann, Peter Bjerregaard, Heiner Boeing, Claude Bouchard, Marina Ciullo, Jackie A Cooper, Dolores Corella, Christian Dina, James C Engert, Eva Fisher, Francesc Francès, Philippe Froguel, Johannes Hebebrand, Robert A Hegele, Anke Hinney, Margret R Hoehe, Frank B Hu, Jaroslav A Hubacek, Steve E Humphries, Steven C Hunt, Thomas Illig, Marjo-Riita Järvelin, Marika Kaakinen, Barbara Kollerits, Heiko Krude, Jitender Kumar, Leslie A Lange, Birgit Langer, Shengxu Li, Andreas Luchner, Helen N Lyon, David Meyre, Karen L Mohlke, Vincent Mooser, Almut Nebel, Thuy Trang Nguyen, Bernhard Paulweber, Louis Perusse, Lu Qi, Tuomo Rankinen, Dieter Rosskopf, Stefan Schreiber, Shantanu Sengupta, Rossella Sorice, Anita Suk, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Henry Völzke, Karani S Vimaleswaran, Nicholas J Wareham, Dawn Waterworth, Salim Yusuf, Cecilia Lindgren, Mark I McCarthy, Christoph Lange, Joel N Hirschhorn, Nan Laird, H-Erich Wichmann
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author Iris M Heid
Cornelia Huth
Ruth J F Loos
Florian Kronenberg
Vera Adamkova
Sonia S Anand
Kristin Ardlie
Heike Biebermann
Peter Bjerregaard
Heiner Boeing
Claude Bouchard
Marina Ciullo
Jackie A Cooper
Dolores Corella
Christian Dina
James C Engert
Eva Fisher
Francesc Francès
Philippe Froguel
Johannes Hebebrand
Robert A Hegele
Anke Hinney
Margret R Hoehe
Frank B Hu
Jaroslav A Hubacek
Steve E Humphries
Steven C Hunt
Thomas Illig
Marjo-Riita Järvelin
Marika Kaakinen
Barbara Kollerits
Heiko Krude
Jitender Kumar
Leslie A Lange
Birgit Langer
Shengxu Li
Andreas Luchner
Helen N Lyon
David Meyre
Karen L Mohlke
Vincent Mooser
Almut Nebel
Thuy Trang Nguyen
Bernhard Paulweber
Louis Perusse
Lu Qi
Tuomo Rankinen
Dieter Rosskopf
Stefan Schreiber
Shantanu Sengupta
Rossella Sorice
Anita Suk
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Henry Völzke
Karani S Vimaleswaran
Nicholas J Wareham
Dawn Waterworth
Salim Yusuf
Cecilia Lindgren
Mark I McCarthy
Christoph Lange
Joel N Hirschhorn
Nan Laird
H-Erich Wichmann
author_facet Iris M Heid
Cornelia Huth
Ruth J F Loos
Florian Kronenberg
Vera Adamkova
Sonia S Anand
Kristin Ardlie
Heike Biebermann
Peter Bjerregaard
Heiner Boeing
Claude Bouchard
Marina Ciullo
Jackie A Cooper
Dolores Corella
Christian Dina
James C Engert
Eva Fisher
Francesc Francès
Philippe Froguel
Johannes Hebebrand
Robert A Hegele
Anke Hinney
Margret R Hoehe
Frank B Hu
Jaroslav A Hubacek
Steve E Humphries
Steven C Hunt
Thomas Illig
Marjo-Riita Järvelin
Marika Kaakinen
Barbara Kollerits
Heiko Krude
Jitender Kumar
Leslie A Lange
Birgit Langer
Shengxu Li
Andreas Luchner
Helen N Lyon
David Meyre
Karen L Mohlke
Vincent Mooser
Almut Nebel
Thuy Trang Nguyen
Bernhard Paulweber
Louis Perusse
Lu Qi
Tuomo Rankinen
Dieter Rosskopf
Stefan Schreiber
Shantanu Sengupta
Rossella Sorice
Anita Suk
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Henry Völzke
Karani S Vimaleswaran
Nicholas J Wareham
Dawn Waterworth
Salim Yusuf
Cecilia Lindgren
Mark I McCarthy
Christoph Lange
Joel N Hirschhorn
Nan Laird
H-Erich Wichmann
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description The INSIG2 rs7566605 polymorphism was identified for obesity (BMI> or =30 kg/m(2)) in one of the first genome-wide association studies, but replications were inconsistent. We collected statistics from 34 studies (n = 74,345), including general population (GP) studies, population-based studies with subjects selected for conditions related to a better health status ('healthy population', HP), and obesity studies (OB). We tested five hypotheses to explore potential sources of heterogeneity. The meta-analysis of 27 studies on Caucasian adults (n = 66,213) combining the different study designs did not support overall association of the CC-genotype with obesity, yielding an odds ratio (OR) of 1.05 (p-value = 0.27). The I(2) measure of 41% (p-value = 0.015) indicated between-study heterogeneity. Restricting to GP studies resulted in a declined I(2) measure of 11% (p-value = 0.33) and an OR of 1.10 (p-value = 0.015). Regarding the five hypotheses, our data showed (a) some difference between GP and HP studies (p-value = 0.012) and (b) an association in extreme comparisons (BMI> or =32.5, 35.0, 37.5, 40.0 kg/m(2) versus BMI<25 kg/m(2)) yielding ORs of 1.16, 1.18, 1.22, or 1.27 (p-values 0.001 to 0.003), which was also underscored by significantly increased CC-genotype frequencies across BMI categories (10.4% to 12.5%, p-value for trend = 0.0002). We did not find evidence for differential ORs (c) among studies with higher than average obesity prevalence compared to lower, (d) among studies with BMI assessment after the year 2000 compared to those before, or (e) among studies from older populations compared to younger. Analysis of non-Caucasian adults (n = 4889) or children (n = 3243) yielded ORs of 1.01 (p-value = 0.94) or 1.15 (p-value = 0.22), respectively. There was no evidence for overall association of the rs7566605 polymorphism with obesity. Our data suggested an association with extreme degrees of obesity, and consequently heterogeneous effects from different study designs may mask an underlying association when unaccounted for. The importance of study design might be under-recognized in gene discovery and association replication so far.
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spelling doaj-art-48b5ddba957d4effaae19a30092a0bee2025-08-20T03:19:53ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042009-10-01510e100069410.1371/journal.pgen.1000694Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?Iris M HeidCornelia HuthRuth J F LoosFlorian KronenbergVera AdamkovaSonia S AnandKristin ArdlieHeike BiebermannPeter BjerregaardHeiner BoeingClaude BouchardMarina CiulloJackie A CooperDolores CorellaChristian DinaJames C EngertEva FisherFrancesc FrancèsPhilippe FroguelJohannes HebebrandRobert A HegeleAnke HinneyMargret R HoeheFrank B HuJaroslav A HubacekSteve E HumphriesSteven C HuntThomas IlligMarjo-Riita JärvelinMarika KaakinenBarbara KolleritsHeiko KrudeJitender KumarLeslie A LangeBirgit LangerShengxu LiAndreas LuchnerHelen N LyonDavid MeyreKaren L MohlkeVincent MooserAlmut NebelThuy Trang NguyenBernhard PaulweberLouis PerusseLu QiTuomo RankinenDieter RosskopfStefan SchreiberShantanu SenguptaRossella SoriceAnita SukGudmar ThorleifssonUnnur ThorsteinsdottirHenry VölzkeKarani S VimaleswaranNicholas J WarehamDawn WaterworthSalim YusufCecilia LindgrenMark I McCarthyChristoph LangeJoel N HirschhornNan LairdH-Erich WichmannThe INSIG2 rs7566605 polymorphism was identified for obesity (BMI> or =30 kg/m(2)) in one of the first genome-wide association studies, but replications were inconsistent. We collected statistics from 34 studies (n = 74,345), including general population (GP) studies, population-based studies with subjects selected for conditions related to a better health status ('healthy population', HP), and obesity studies (OB). We tested five hypotheses to explore potential sources of heterogeneity. The meta-analysis of 27 studies on Caucasian adults (n = 66,213) combining the different study designs did not support overall association of the CC-genotype with obesity, yielding an odds ratio (OR) of 1.05 (p-value = 0.27). The I(2) measure of 41% (p-value = 0.015) indicated between-study heterogeneity. Restricting to GP studies resulted in a declined I(2) measure of 11% (p-value = 0.33) and an OR of 1.10 (p-value = 0.015). Regarding the five hypotheses, our data showed (a) some difference between GP and HP studies (p-value = 0.012) and (b) an association in extreme comparisons (BMI> or =32.5, 35.0, 37.5, 40.0 kg/m(2) versus BMI<25 kg/m(2)) yielding ORs of 1.16, 1.18, 1.22, or 1.27 (p-values 0.001 to 0.003), which was also underscored by significantly increased CC-genotype frequencies across BMI categories (10.4% to 12.5%, p-value for trend = 0.0002). We did not find evidence for differential ORs (c) among studies with higher than average obesity prevalence compared to lower, (d) among studies with BMI assessment after the year 2000 compared to those before, or (e) among studies from older populations compared to younger. Analysis of non-Caucasian adults (n = 4889) or children (n = 3243) yielded ORs of 1.01 (p-value = 0.94) or 1.15 (p-value = 0.22), respectively. There was no evidence for overall association of the rs7566605 polymorphism with obesity. Our data suggested an association with extreme degrees of obesity, and consequently heterogeneous effects from different study designs may mask an underlying association when unaccounted for. The importance of study design might be under-recognized in gene discovery and association replication so far.https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1000694&type=printable
spellingShingle Iris M Heid
Cornelia Huth
Ruth J F Loos
Florian Kronenberg
Vera Adamkova
Sonia S Anand
Kristin Ardlie
Heike Biebermann
Peter Bjerregaard
Heiner Boeing
Claude Bouchard
Marina Ciullo
Jackie A Cooper
Dolores Corella
Christian Dina
James C Engert
Eva Fisher
Francesc Francès
Philippe Froguel
Johannes Hebebrand
Robert A Hegele
Anke Hinney
Margret R Hoehe
Frank B Hu
Jaroslav A Hubacek
Steve E Humphries
Steven C Hunt
Thomas Illig
Marjo-Riita Järvelin
Marika Kaakinen
Barbara Kollerits
Heiko Krude
Jitender Kumar
Leslie A Lange
Birgit Langer
Shengxu Li
Andreas Luchner
Helen N Lyon
David Meyre
Karen L Mohlke
Vincent Mooser
Almut Nebel
Thuy Trang Nguyen
Bernhard Paulweber
Louis Perusse
Lu Qi
Tuomo Rankinen
Dieter Rosskopf
Stefan Schreiber
Shantanu Sengupta
Rossella Sorice
Anita Suk
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Henry Völzke
Karani S Vimaleswaran
Nicholas J Wareham
Dawn Waterworth
Salim Yusuf
Cecilia Lindgren
Mark I McCarthy
Christoph Lange
Joel N Hirschhorn
Nan Laird
H-Erich Wichmann
Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?
PLoS Genetics
title Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?
title_full Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?
title_fullStr Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?
title_full_unstemmed Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?
title_short Meta-analysis of the INSIG2 association with obesity including 74,345 individuals: does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design?
title_sort meta analysis of the insig2 association with obesity including 74 345 individuals does heterogeneity of estimates relate to study design
url https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1000694&type=printable
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