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Table 3 Genotype frequencies of IL-1B exon 5 at position +3954 in 663 subjects, comparison of 205 athletes and 458 non-athlete controls.

From: Variable number of tandem repeat polymorphisms of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene IL-1RN: a novel association with the athlete status

 

All subjects

(n = 663)

Athletes

(n = 205)

Controls

(n = 458)

OR

(95% CI)

P-value

Athletes versus controls

IL-1B exon 5 genotype (+3954)

    

0.495

CC

408 (61.5%)

123 (60.0%)

285 (62.2%)

0.91 (0.65-1.28)

0.586

CT

222 (33.5%)

74 (36.1%)

148 (32.3%)

1.18 (0.84-1.67)

0.340

TT

33 (5.0%)

8 (3.9%)

25 (5.5%)

0.70 (0.31-1.59)

0.395

IL-1B exon 5 allele

    

0.891

Allele C

1038 (78.3%)

320 (78.0%)

718 (78.4%)

  

Allele T

288 (21.7%)

90 (22.0%)

198 (21.6%)

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