Table 4 Association between SNP rs11177 and clinical severity and pain analog scale in patients with hand OA.

From: Common variants in GNL3 gene contributed the susceptibility of hand osteoarthritis in Han Chinese population

Clinical scale

AA (N = 289)

AG (N = 578)

GG (N = 293)

χ2

P

KL grade

KL-2

84 (29)

273 (47)

193 (66)

  

KL-3

111 (38)

187 (32)

68 (23)

  

KL-4

94 (33)

118 (21)

32 (11)

84.96

 < 0.01

Pain Analog Scale

Level 1: 1–3

26 (9)

128 (22)

107 (37)

  

Level 2: 4–6

103 (36)

314 (54)

148 (51)

  

Level 3: 7–9

160 (55)

136 (24)

38 (12)

165.02

 < 0.01