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. 2008 Oct;143(2):288–293. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07335.x

Table II.

Linear regression model of factors associated with log-transformed ANC.

Beta SD P-value
DARC rs2814778 genotype
 CC Referent
 TC 0·445 0·080 <0·0001
 TT 0·476 0·128 <0·0001
% African ancestry
 Below median Referent
 Above median 0·168 0·168 0·29
Country of origin (race)
 United States (black) Referent
 Barbados/Trinidad-Tobago 0·023 0·124 0·85
 Dominican Republic 0·044 0·159 0·78
 Haiti 0·014 0·126 0·91
 Jamaica −0·137 0·156 0·38
 United States/Europe (white) 0·108 0·243 0·66
CRP (μg/ml)
 <1·54 Referent
 1·55–5·67 0·076 0·068 0·26
 >5·67 0·27 0·069 0·0001
G-CSF (ng/ml)
 <0·0259 Referent
 0·026–0·0381 0·072 0·070 0·31
 >0·0381 0·045 0·073 0·54
TNF-α (pg/ml)
 Non-detectable Referent
 ≤233·3 −0·031 0·067 0·64
 >233·3 −0·100 0·070 0·16
ELA2RS57834246 genotype
 CC Referent
 CA or AA −0·038 0·067 0·57
Income
 ≤$30 000 Referent
 >$30 000 0·059 0·142 0·68
Education
 ≤12th grade Referent
 >12th grade −0·105 0·072 0·15
Smoking
 Never Referent
 Ever −0·055 0·071 0·44

ANC, absolute neutrophil count; CRP, C-reactive protein; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor-alpha.