Table 3

 Genotype, phenotype, and haplotype frequencies of the TGFB1 polymorphisms in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and controls

TGFB1 haplotypeControls (n = 194)Patients (n = 134)OR* (95% CI)
n (%)PF, n (%)HF (%)n (%)PF, n (%)HF (%)
*Overall odds ratios for carriership of haplotypes 1–3.
Haplotype 1: TGFB1+869T−TGFB1+915G; haplotype 2: TGFB1+869C−TGFB1+915G; haplotype 3: TGFB1+869C−TGFB1+915C.
CI, confidence interval; HF, haplotype frequency; n, number of individuals; OR, odds ratio; PF, phenotype frequency.
1.180 (41.2)174 (89.7)65.557 (42.5)116 (86.6)64.61.35 (0.69 to 2.66)
1.276 (39.2)40 (29.9)
1.318 (9.3)19 (14.2)
2.212 (6.2)96 (49.5)27.810 (7.5)57 (42.5)25.01.32 (0.85 to 2.06)
2.38 (4.1)7 (5.2)
3.3026 (13.4)6.71 (0.7)27 (20.1)10.40.61 (0.34 to 1.11)