Table 3.
ORs and 95%CI for the association between MTHFR gene polymorphisms* and PC risk.
PC cases n = 55 | Controls n = 192 | OR (95%CI), P value | |
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Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
MTHFR polymorphism C677T | |||
CC (homo wild type) | 36 (65.45) | 103 (53.65) | 1.0 |
CT (hetero) and TT (homo) | 19 (34.55) | 89 (46.35) | 0.67 (0.34–1.31), P = 0.23 |
MTHFR polymorphism A1298C | |||
AA (homo wild type) | 36 (65.45) | 103 (53.37) | 1.0 |
AC (hetero) and CC (homo) | 19 (34.55) | 90 (46.63) | 0.70 (0.37–1.33), P = 0.28 |
*Adjusted for age, race, BMI, and smoking status.