Table 2

Frequency distribution of the 1858 C/T polymorphism of PTPN22 in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and matched controls

Genotype
Patients (n = 504)
Controls (n = 970)
χ2
P value
Pc value
Odds ratio
95% confidence interval








n
%
n
%






CC
338
67.1
761
78.5
22.68
0.000002
0.00001
0.56
0.44–0.72
CT
151
30.0
196
20.2
17.53
0.000028
0.00014
1.69
1.31–2.18
TT
15
3.0
13
1.3
4.76
0.02907
0.14535
2.26
1.01–5.08
CT + TT
166
33.0
209
21.5
22.68
0.000002
0.00001
1.79
1.40–2.29
T allele
181
18.0
222
11.4
23.84
0.000001
0.000005
1.69
1.36–2.11

Pc, corrected P value.

Kokkonen et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007 9:R56   doi:10.1186/ar2214