In the article, “Association between -174G>C polymorphism in the IL-6 promoter region and the risk of obesity: A meta-analysis”,[ which appeared in Volume 97, Issue 17 of Medicine, the affiliation of Dr. Man Hu is unclear and should appear as:Department of Intergarted Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,430022, China.