Table 4 Relationship between the FTO polymorphism and EDSS using both additive and recessive genetic models.

From: The FTO gene polymorphism rs9939609 is associated with obesity and disability in multiple sclerosis patients

SNP

Model

EDSSa

βb (95% CIc)

p-value

FTO rs9939609

Additive

TT

2.09 ± 0.21

  

TA

2.18 ± 0.16

0.26 (0.009–0.52)

0.04

AA

2.72 ± 0.31

  

Recessive

TT/TA

2.15 ± 0.12

  

AA

2.72 ± 0.31

0.48 (0.03–0.92)

0.03

  1. aEDSS: expanded disability status scale; bβ: beta-coefficient; cCI: confidence interval.
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