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. 2014 Aug 22;15(8):14786–14802. doi: 10.3390/ijms150814786

Table 4.

Distribution of genotypes and alleles of the c.–441G>A (rs174538) and the g.61564299G>T (rs4246215) polymorphisms of the FEN1 gene and the odds ratio (OR) with the 95% confidence interval (95% CI) in patients with keratoconus (KC) and controls.

Polymorphism Genotype/Allele Controls (n = 322) KC (n = 279) Crude OR (95% CI) p Adjusted OR a (95% CI) p
Number Frequency Number Frequency
c.-441G>A
A/A 17 0.05 17 0.06 1.16 (0.58–2.33) 0.667 1.28 (0.38–4.25) 0.689
A/G 178 0.55 161 0.58 1.10 (0.80–1.52) 0.550 0.64 (0.40–1.05) 0.079
G/G 127 0.39 101 0.36 0.87 (0.63–1.21) 0.414 1.52 (0.92–2.51) 0.104
χ2 = 0.745; p = 0.6891
A 212 0.33 195 0.35 1.13 (0.85–1.49) 0.390 0.75 (0.49–1.16) 0.200
G 432 0.67 363 0.65 0.88 (0.67–1.17) 0.390 1.33 (0.86–2.06) 0.200
g.61564299G>T
G/G 149 0.46 106 0.38 0.71 (0.51–0.99) 0.042 0.96 (0.59–1.55) 0.860
G/T 157 0.49 141 0.51 1.07 (0.78–1.48) 0.663 0.74 (0.46–1.20) 0.219
T/T 16 0.05 32 0.11 2.48 (1.33–4.62) 0.004 5.15 (1.69–15.67) 0.004
χ2 = 10.420; p = 0.0055
G 455 0.71 353 0.63 0.68 (0.52–0.88) 0.004 0.76 (0.51–1.14) 0.185
T 189 0.29 205 0.37 1.47 (1.13–1.91) 0.004 1.31 (0.88–1.96) 0.185

p < 0.05 along with corresponding ORs are in bold; OR a adjusted for sex, age, co-occurrence of visual impairment, allergies, heart and vascular diseases and family history for KC.