Table 7.
Comparison of HLA‐ HLA‐DQB1 phenotype frequencies in mild, ICU, and fatal subjects
|
Mild N = 128 F (%) |
ICU N = 62 F (%) |
Fatal N = 40 F (%) |
Mild versus ICU p‐value |
Mild versus fatal p‐value |
ICU versus fatal p‐value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQB1*02 | 34 (26.6) | 13 (21.0) | 5 (12.5) | 0.402a | 0.066a | 0.273a |
| DQB1*03 | 23 (18.0) | 10 (16.1) | 8 (20.0) | 0.754a | 0.773a | 0.617a |
| DQB1*04 | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA | NA | NA |
| DQB1*05 | 32 (25.0) | 23 (37.1) | 15 (37.5) | 0.085a | 0.124a | 0.967a |
| DQB1*06 | 38 (29.7) | 16 (25.8) | 12 (30.0) | 0.578a | 0.970a | 0.643a |
Note: The comparison between the two groups was performed with Fisher's exact test or the Χ 2 test, as appropriate, at p = 0.05; N, number of alleles; NA, not applicable;
F%, allele frequency.
a
Χ 2 test.
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