Table 3.
Interaction between ANO2 positivity and EBNA-1 IgG levels
Group of individuals | EBNA-1 IgG below median among controls | EBNA-1 IgG above median among controls | AP (95% CI) | P valueAP | ||||||
No. of cases | No. of controls | OR (95% CI) | P value | No. of cases | No. of controls | OR (95% CI) | P value | |||
All cases and controls | ||||||||||
ANO2− | 312 | 531 | 1.0 (–) | — | 586 | 540 | 1.9 (1.6–2.3) | 4 × 10−11 | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 2 × 10−9 |
ANO2+ | 50 | 22 | 4.0 (2.4–6.8) | 3 × 10−7 | 115 | 13 | 15.7 (8.6–28.4) | 2 × 10−16 | ||
Individuals who are HLA-DRB1*15− | ||||||||||
ANO2− | 188 | 419 | 1.0 (–) | — | 280 | 381 | 1.7 (1.4–2.2) | 2 × 10−5 | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 5 × 10−8 |
ANO2+ | 24 | 17 | 3.4 (1.7–6.5) | 4 × 10−4 | 50 | 9 | 13.9 (6.8–29.5) | 2 × 10−12 | ||
Individuals who are HLA-DRB1*15+ | ||||||||||
ANO2− | 132 | 112 | 1.0 (–) | — | 306 | 159 | 1.7 (1.2–2.4) | 2 × 10−3 | 0.6 (0.1–1.1) | 2 × 10−2 |
ANO2+ | 26 | 5 | 4.6 (1.7–12.4) | 3 × 10−3 | 65 | 4 | 14.0 (4.9–40.1) | 9 × 10−7 |
Adjusted ORs with 95% CIs of developing MS for ANO2 positivity and different combinations HLA-DRB1*15 status and EBNA-1 IgG levels.