Objective: Dozens of reports on the associations of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to spinal degenerative disease (SDD) were conducted with inconsistent findings. This study aimed to elucidate the associations through a meta-analysis approach.

Methods: Databases of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, CNKI, and Wanfang were searched until July 10, 2020. Study quality was evaluated by using Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated to evaluate the associations under allelic model (1 vs. 2), homozygous model (11 vs. 22), heterozygous model (12 vs. 22), dominant model (11 + 12 vs. 22), and recessive model (11 vs. 12 + 22).

Results: A total of 5021 cases and 5746 controls from 35 studies were eligible to this meta-analysis. According to NOS, the included studies were in excellent quality. In the overall population, the pooled data indicated that ApaI was associated with a reduced SDD susceptibility (AA vs. Aa + aa, OR = 0.83, 95%CI 0.71 - 0.96, P = 0.010). But the association was not observed in FokI, TaqI, and BsmI polymorphisms. Subgroup analysis suggested that TaqI polymorphism was correlated to an elevated SDD risk in Asians (TT + Tt vs. tt, OR = 2.55, 95%CI 1.90 - 3.44, P < 0.001).

Conclusion: The present study indicates that ApaI polymorphism may contribute to a reduced risk to SDD in the overall population, and TaqI polymorphism confers an elevated susceptibility to SDD in Asians. While, BsmI and FokI polymorphisms appear to have no significant association with SDD.

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