Table 2.
Single nucleotide polymorphisms with significant effects on mandibular condyles traits.
| Mandibular condyles trait | Gene SNP (1/2)* | Genotypes | Model coefficients | B-H P value | Model fit measures | Power estimate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | P value | F test P value | Adjusted R2 | ||||||
| lower | upper | |||||||||
| Symmetric PC2 | BMP2 rs1005464 (A/G) | AG vs. GG | − 0.011 | − 0.021 | − 0.002 | 0.020 | 0.140 | 0.007 | 0.090 | 0.913 |
| AG + AA vs. GG | − 0.011 | − 0.020 | − 0.002 | 0.014 | 0.098 | 0.003 | 0.098 | 0.933 | ||
| Asymmetric PC4 | SMAD6 rs2119261 (T/C) | CT vs. CC | − 0.003 | − 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.030 | 0.210 | 0.009 | 0.084 | 0.525 |
| Symmetric log centroid size | BMP2 rs1005464 (A/G) | AG vs. GG | 0.043 | 0.013 | 0.073 | 0.005 | 0.035 | < 0.001 | 0.165 | 0.995 |
| AG + AA vs. GG | 0.043 | 0.014 | 0.071 | 0.004 | 0.028 | < 0.001 | 0.173 | 0.997 | ||
| Mahalanobis shape FA scores | BMP2 rs1005464 (A/G) | AA vs. GG | 0.917 | 0.195 | 1.639 | 0.013 | 0.091 | 0.011 | 0.082 | 0.890 |
| AA vs. AG + GG | 0.828 | 0.117 | 1.539 | 0.023 | 0.109 | 0.009 | 0.076 | 0.865 | ||
| BMP4 rs17563 (G/A) | GG vs. AA | 0.641 | 0.053 | 1.228 | 0.033 | 0.116 | 0.024 | 0.065 | 0.803 | |
| GG vs. AG + AA | 0.563 | 0.052 | 1.075 | 0.031 | 0.109 | 0.012 | 0.071 | 0.845 | ||
| Condylar volume | BMP2 rs1005464 (A/G) | AG vs. GG | 235.6 | 43.0 | 428.2 | 0.018 | 0.126 | < 0.001 | 0.191 | 0.996 |
| AG + AA vs. GG | 232.9 | 50.8 | 415.0 | 0.014 | 0.098 | < 0.001 | 0.192 | 0.997 | ||
SNP—single nucleotide polymorphism, CI—confidence interval, B-H—Benjamini–Hochberg procedure, PC—principal component, log—natural logarithm, FA—fluctuating asymmetry.
* (1 = minor allele / 2 = major allele).
Common homozygous genotypes were established as the reference category in the models.