Table 2. Multivariate analysis for IL28B polymorphisms and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy outcome.
Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | P value |
Age (continuous) | 0.99 (0.99–1.00) | 0.06 |
Gender (male) | 0.90 (0.46–1.76) | 0.76 |
HTLV-1 DNA proviral Load | ||
<200 | 1 | |
≥200 | 1.18 (0.62–2.25) | 0.59 |
SNP rs12979860 | ||
CC | 1 | |
CT | 2.03 (0.96–4.27) | 0.06 |
TT | 0.22 (0.03–1.40) | 0.11 |
SNP rs8099917 | ||
TT | 1 | |
GT | 0.69 (0.34–1.38) | 0.30 |
GG | 7.61 (1.82–31.72) | <0.01 |
SNP: Single nucleotide polymorphism.