Table 2

 Allele and genotype frequencies of ORα polymorphism in controls and SLE patients

Control (n = 268)SLE (n = 137)Adult onset SLE (n = 96)Childhood onset SLE (n = 41)
*pc = 0.0174, OR = 1.79 (95% CI, 1.16 to 2.77) v control.
†pc = 0.0045, OR = 0 (0 to 0.63) v control.
‡pc = 0.016, OR = 0 (0 to 0.71) v adult onset SLE.
§pc = 0.0498, OR = 2.24 (1.09 to 4.64) v control.
¶p = 0.003, OR = 0.46 (0.27 to 0.80) v control.
**p = 0.021, OR = 0.47 (0.25 to 0.90) v adult onset SLE.
††pc = 0.0255, OR = 0.42 (0.20 to 0.85) v control.
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.
For PvuII
Allele P198 (36.9%)168 (61.3%)81 (42.2%)25 (30.5%)
    p338 (63.1%)106 (38.7%)111 (57.8%)57 (69.5%)
Genotype PP44 (16.4%)15 (10.9%)15 (15.6%)0 (0%)†‡
    Pp110 (41.1%)76 (55.5%)*51 (53.1%)25 (61.0%)§
    pp114 (42.5%)46 (33.6%)30 (31.3%)16 (39.0%)
For XbaI
Allele X90 (16.8%)58 (21.2%)33 (17.2%)25 (30.5%)
    x446 (83.2%)216 (78.8%)159 (82.8%)57 (69.5%)¶**
Genotype XX14 (5.2%)10 (7.3%)5 (5.2%)5 (12.2%)
    Xx62 (23.1%)38 (27.7%)23 (24.0%)15 (36.6%)
    xx192 (71.7%)89 (65.0%)68 (70.8%)21 (51.2%)††