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Table 2 The association of genotype and allele of IL-6 rs12700386 polymorphism with osteoarthritis risk

From: The IL-6 rs12700386 polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis in the knee in the Chinese Han population: a case-control study

Genotype

Genotypes and alleles

Frequencies N(%)

OR (95% CI)

P

Cases (n = 351)

Controls (n = 409)

rs12700386

 Co-dominant

GG

193 (55.0%)

259 (63.3%)

1.00(reference)

 

 Heterozygote

GC

134 (38.2%)

134 (32.8%)

1.34 (0.99,1.82)

0.063

 Homozygote

CC

24 (6.8%)

16 (3.9%)

2.01 (1.04–3.89)

0.045

 Dominant

GG

193 (55.0%)

259 (63.3%)

1.00(reference)

 
 

GC + CC

158 (45.0%)

150 (36.7%)

1.41 (1.06–1.89)

0.022

Recessive

GC + GG

327 (93.2%)

393 (96.1%)

1.00(reference)

 
 

CC

24 (6.8%)

16 (3.9%)

1.80 (0.94–3.45)

0.075

Allele

G

520 (74.1%)

652 (79.7%)

1.00(reference)

 
 

C

182 (25.9%)

166 (20.3%)

1.38 (1.08–1.75)

0.010

  1. The genotyping was successful in 351 cases and 409 controls for rs12700386;
  2. Bold values are statistically significant (P < 0.05)