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Table 2 Genotype and allele frequencies of TaqI, BmsI, ApaI and FokI polymorphisms of the VDR gene in intervertebral disc degeneration and control group

From: Influence of lifestyle characteristics and VDR polymorphisms as risk factors for intervertebral disc degeneration: a case–control study

VDR SNPs

Population

N

Genotypes

HWE

n (%)

n (%)

p*

OR (95% CI)

n (%)

p*

OR (95% CI)

TaqI

T>C

  

TT

TC

  

CC

   

DD

119

50 (42%)

42 (35%)

 

Ref.

27 (23%)

Ref.

Ref.

0.015

Controls

112

52 (46%)

46 (41%)

0.858

0.95 (0.54–1.68)

14 (13%)

0.067

2.01 (0.94–4.26)

0.750

BsmI

G>A

  

GG

GA

  

AA

   

DD

119

52 (44%)

67 (56%)

 

Ref.

0 (0%)

< 0.001

Controls

112

51 (46%)

61 (54%)

0.778

1.08 (0.64–1.81)

0 (0%)

  

< 0.001

ApaI

G>T

  

GG

GT

  

TT

   

DD

119

37 (31%)

64 (54%)

 

Ref.

18 (15%)

Ref.

Ref.

0.527

Controls

112

39 (35%)

59 (53%)

0.645

1.14 (0.65–2.03)

14 (12%)

0.472

1.36 (0.59–3.11)

0.515

FokI

T>C

  

TT

TC

  

CC

   

DD

119

53 (44.5%)

49 (41.2%)

 

Ref.

17 (14.3%)

Ref.

Ref.

0.595

Controls

112

61 (54.5%)

41 (36.6%)

0.259

1.38 (0.79–2.040)

10 (8.9%)

0.123

1.96 (0.83–4.64)

0.722

VDR SNPs

Population

N

Alleles

    

n (%)

n (%)

p*

OR (95% CI)

    

TaqI

T>C

  

T

C

      

DD

 

142 (59.7)

96 (40.3)

 

Ref.

    

Controls

 

150 (67.0)

74 (33.0)

0.103

1.37 (0.94–2.00)

    

BsmI

G>A

  

G

A

      

DD

 

171 (71.8)

67 (28.2)

 

Ref.

    

Controls

 

163 (72.8)

61 (27.2)

0.824

1.05 (0.70–1.57)

    

ApaI

G>T

  

G

T

      

DD

 

138 (58.0)

100 (42.0)

 

Ref.

    

Controls

 

137 (61.2)

87 (38.8)

0.486

1.14 (0.79–1.66)

    

FokI

T>C

  

T

C

      

DD

 

155 (65.1)

83 (34.9)

 

Ref.

    

Controls

 

163 (72.8)

61 (27.2)

0.076

1.43 (0.96–2.13)

    
  1. DD intervertebral disc degeneration, SNPs single nucleotide polymorphism, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, HWE Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium
  2. Ref. Reference category
  3. * Chi square test