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. 2011 Oct 6;13(5):R160. doi: 10.1186/ar3479

Table 4.

Comparison of allele carrier frequencies in RA cases and controls in accordance with the du Montcel classification

Allele RA patients, n (%) (n = 143) Controls * , n (%) (n = 1,104) Χ 2 test OR (95% CI) P value
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

RA = rheumatoid arthritis. du Montcel classification is from du Montcel et al. [7]. *Data from Robinson and colleagues [31,32].