Table IV.
Association between SOD2 gene rs4880 variants and histological type of brain tumor.
| Histological type of brain tumor (n=105) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genotype | Controls | Meningioma | Astrocytoma | Hypophysis adenoma | Others |
| n (%) | 120 (100.0) | 27 (25.7) | 43 (41.0) | 14 (13.3) | 21 (20.0) |
| CC | 29 (24.2) | 5 (18.5) | 10 (23.3) | 5 (35.7) | 6 (28.6) |
| CT+TT | 91 (75.8) | 22 (81.5) | 33 (76.7) | 9 (64.3) | 15 (71.4) |
| χ2 | - | 0.40 | 0.01 | 0.88 | 0.19 |
| P-value | - | 0.529a | 0.941 | 0.261a | 0.666 |
| OR (95% CI) | - | 1.40 (0.45-4.66) | 1.05 (0.43-2.60) | 0.57 (0.16-2.16) | 0.80 (0.26-2.55) |
aFisher exact test. SOD2, superoxide dismutase 2; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.