Table 3 Distribution of IL-12A rs568408, IL-12A rs2243115, and IL-12B rs3212227 allelic frequencies among asthmatic patients and comparison individuals.

From: Association of Interleukin-12A rs568408 with Susceptibility to Asthma in Taiwan

Allele

Cases (2 N = 396)

Controls (2 N = 906)

P-value

OR (95%CI)

aOR (95%CI)

n

%

n

%

IL-12A rs568408

 Allele G

317

80.1%

786

86.8%

 

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Allele A

79

19.9%

120

13.2%

0.0021*

1.63 (1.192.23)

1.64 (1.202.25)

IL-12A rs2243115

 Allele T

366

92.4%

847

93.5%

 

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Allele G

30

7.6%

59

6.5%

0.4845

1.18 (0.75–1.86)

1.18 (0.74–1.86)

IL-12B rs3212227

 Allele A

223

56.3%

512

56.5%

 

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Allele C

173

43.7%

394

43.5%

0.9469

1.00 (0.80–1.28)

1.01 (0.79–1.28)

  1. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; aOR: adjusted OR; Model: explanatory variable = allele (treated as categorical variable), covariable = age and gender, dependent variable = asthma; The significant P-value and odds ratio are bolded and marked with a star.