Table 4 |
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Comparison of allele carrier frequencies in RA cases and controls in accordance with the du Montcel classification |
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Allele |
RA patients, n (%) (n = 143) |
Controls*, n (%) (n = 1,104) |
Χ2 test |
OR (95% CI) |
P value |
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S1 |
55 (39) |
853 (77) |
40.3 |
0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) |
<0.0001 |
|
S2 |
28 (20) |
110 (10) |
10.3 |
2.0 (1.3 to 3.2) |
0.0013 |
|
S3D |
38 (27) |
361 (33) |
0.1 |
0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) |
0.7060 |
|
S3P |
61 (43) |
313 (28) |
9.6 |
1.6 (1.2 to 2.2) |
0.0019 |
|
X |
64 (45) |
616 (56) |
3.6 |
0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) |
0.0571 |
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RA = rheumatoid arthritis. du Montcel classification is from du Montcel et al. [7]. *Data from Robinson and colleagues [31,32]. |
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Meyer et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011 13:R160 doi:10.1186/ar3479 |
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