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. 2014 Nov 5;9(11):e111066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111066

Table 4. The predicted mean percentages of the subjects with γ-GT elevation and the mean odds ratios (95% CIs) for γ-GT elevation during VPA therapy according to the SOD2 Val16Ala genotype and complication with intellectual disability when different daily doses of VPA were administered to patients without any co-treatment.

Dose (mg) Intellectualdisability SOD2 genotype γ-GTelevation (%) Odds ratio (95% CIs)
400 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 5.8 1
Val/Val 13.0 2.42 (1.75–3.34)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 24.9 5.38 (3.98–7.27)
+ Val/Val 42.4 11.91 (8.89–15.98)
500 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 6.0 1
Val/Val 14.1 2.56 (1.87–3.51)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 25.5 5.32 (3.95–7.16)
+ Val/Val 43.8 12.12 (9.08–16.17)
600 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 5.2 1
Val/Val 16.9 3.67 (2.66–5.07)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 27.8 6.96 (5.10–9.49)
+ Val/Val 44.8 14.68 (10.82–19.91)
700 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 7.7 1
Val/Val 17.2 2.50 (1.88–3.32)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 30.6 5.30 (4.05–6.94)
+ Val/Val 48.1 11.17 (8.58–14.54)
800 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 9.4 1
Val/Val 20.2 2.44 (1.88–3.17)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 31.6 4.47 (3.48–5.74)
+ Val/Val 52.6 10.74 (8.30–13.75)
900 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 9.6 1
Val/Val 21.1 2.52 (1.94–3.27)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 34.9 5.04 (3.94–6.46)
+ Val/Val 55.6 11.77 (9.22–15.03)
1000 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 10.8 1
Val/Val 24.2 2.65 (2.07–3.39)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 35.6 4.57 (3.60–5.80)
+ Val/Val 56.2 10.63 (8.40–13.46)
1100 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 13.1 1
Val/Val 27.8 2.55 (2.02–3.20)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 42.6 4.90 (3.93–6.13)
+ Val/Val 57.8 9.05 (7.24–11.30)
1200 Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 14.8 1
Val/Val 28.1 2.25 (1.80–2.81)
+ Val/Ala or Ala/Ala 46.6 5.01 (4.04–6.20)
+ Val/Val 65.3 10.83 (8.71–13.46)

γ-GT: γ-glutamyltransferase; VPA = valproic acid; Dose = daily dose of VPA; SOD2 = superoxide dismutase 2; CIs = confidence intervals; − = absent; + = present.