Table 5. Association between TLR6 polymorphisms in an additive genetic model and childhood farm exposure on early-onset and late-onset asthma.
TLR6 SNP | Early-onset asthma vs. never asthma |
Late-onset asthma vs. never asthma |
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No childhood farm exposure | Childhood farm exposure | No childhood farm exposure | Childhood farm exposure | p-interaction between SNP and farm exposure | No childhood farm exposure | Childhood farm exposure | No childhood farm exposure | Childhood farm exposure | p-interaction between SNP and farm exposure | |
n/N | n/N | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | n/N | n/N | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |||
rs1039559 | ||||||||||
C allele | 126/483 | 22/53 | ref | ref | 0.009 | 58/221 | 4/23 | ref | ref | 0.38 |
Per T allele | 357/483* | 31/53* | 0.79 (0.44–1.41) | 0.34 (0.16–0.73) | 163/221* | 19/23* | 0.77 (0.40–1.47) | 0.68 (0.30–1.56) | ||
rs5743810 | ||||||||||
T allele | 52/311 | 3/26 | ref | ref | 0.02 | 102/488 | 21/53 | ref | ref | 0.52 |
Per C allele | 259/311# | 23/26# | 0.77 (0.43–1.36) | 0.41 (0.19–0.86) | 386/488# | 32/53# | 0.76 (0.40–1.46) | 0.77 (0.34–1.74) |
All models were adjusted for sex, maternal and paternal history of asthma and/or hay fever, and personal history of atopy at baseline.
*The number represents those with one or two T-alleles.
#The number represents those with one or two C-alleles.