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Table 4 The association between two SNPs within the FTO gene and the risk of tuberculosis stratified by sex

From: Obesity-associated gene FTO rs9939609 polymorphism in relation to the risk of tuberculosis

SNPs

Male (n = 2290)

Female (n = 837)

n (%)

OR (95% CI)a

P a

n (%)

OR (95% CI)a

P a

rs9939609 (T > A)

     

TT

1823(79.61)

1

 

685 (81.84)

1

 

AT

396(17.29)

0.93(0.74-1.16)

0.508

132 (15.77)

0.85(0.58-1.24)

0.397

AA

71(3.10)

4.15(2.23-7.70)

<0.001

20 (2.39)

2.46(0.93-6.47)

0.069

Add

 

1.27 (1.06-1.51)

0.008

 

1.09(0.80-1.47)

0.590

Dom

 

1.13(0.91-1.39)

0.257

 

0.98(0.68-1.40)

0.893

Rec

 

4.20(2.27-7.79)

<0.001

 

2.52(0.96-6.63)

0.061

rs8050136 (C > A)

     

CC

1827 (79.78)

1

 

688 (82.20)

1

 

AC

448 (19.56)

1.12(0.90-1.39)

0.301

145 (17.32)

0.98(0.68-1.42)

0.924

AA

15 (0.66)

0.53(0.18-1.52)

0.237

4 (0.48)

0.35(0.04-3.38)

0.364

Add

 

1.06(0.86-1.29)

0.591

 

0.93(0.66-1.32)

0.692

Dom

 

1.09(0.88-1.35)

0.413

 

0.51(0.18-1.49)

0.220

Rec

 

0.51(0.18-1.49)

0.220

 

0.35(0.04-3.38)

0.365

  1. aadjusted for age, sex smoking and alcohol drinking where appropriate, Add additive model, Dom dominant model, Rec recessive model, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.