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. 2023 Oct 25;23:781. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05292-9

Table 3.

Associations between DRD2, COMT and DRD4 polymorphisms and antipsychotic treatment response under five genetic models by using chi-square and logistic regression for the AORs

Gene polymorphism (W>M) Heterozygous model
WW vs WM
Heterozygous model
WW vs WM
Recessive model
WW + WM vs MM
Dominant model
WW vs WM + MM
Codominant model
WW + MM vs WM

P value

OR(95%CI)

A P value

AOR(95%CI)

P value

OR(95%CI)

A P value

AOR(95%CI)

P value OR(95%CI)

A P value

AOR(95%CI)

P value

OR(95%CI)

A P value

AOR(95%CI)

P value

OR(95%CI)

A P value

AOR(95%CI)

DRD2 A-241G

rs1799978 (A > G)

0.214 0.108 0.243 0.061 0.128
- 2.712(0.775–9.483) - 3.314(0.978–11.232) 2.579(0.739–9.003)
1.000 0.154 1.000 0.137 0.155
- 4.113(0.588–28.780) - 4.296(0.630-29.275) 4.115(0.586–28.87)

COMT

rs4680 (G > A)

(Val > Met)

0.366 0.228 0.636 0.195 0.352
0.60(0.041–2.753) 0.587(0.246–1.399) 0.781(0.280–2.175) 0.591(0.266–1.313) 0.685(0.308–1.522)
0.563 0.392 0.498 0.605 0.295
1.7160(0.275-10.693) 0.552(0.142–2.147) 1.727(0.356–8.383) 0.725(0.215–2.446) 0.509(0.143–1.804)

DRD4

120bp duplication (240bp > 120 bp)

0.055 0.053 0.295 0.033* 0.273
0.282(0.076–1.052) 0.385(0.144–1.028) 0.559(0.280–2.175) 0.361(0.139–0.938) 0.640(0.288–1.424)
0.994 0.074 0.308 0.043* 0.244
0.001>(0.001> -_) 0.243(0.052–1.148) 0.334(0.041–2.753) 0.196(0.041–0.949) 0.461(0.126–1.695)

Abbreviations: OR: odds ratio, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, COMT: catechol-O-methyltransferase; DRD2: dopamine receptor D2; DRD4: dopamine receptor D4, W: wild allele (more frequent allele), M: mutant allele(less frequent allele). A P value: adjusted P value. Notes: *: statistical significance, : AOR for sex, age, marital status, age of disease onset and duration of hospitalization