Research Article

SNP rs2073618 of the Osteoprotegerin Gene Is Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Slovenian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Distribution of rs2073618 and rs3134069 genotypes and alleles in patients with diabetic retinopathy (cases) and in those without diabetic retinopathy (controls).

Cases (280)Controls (365)P value

rs2073618 (c.9C>G)
 CC70 (25)66 (18.1)
 CG132 (47.1)164 (44.9)0.02
 GG78 (27.9)135 (37)
 C allele (%)272 (48.6)296 (40.5)
 G allele (%)288 (51.4)434 (59.5)0.004

rs3134069 (g.119964988A>C)
 CC6 (2.2)1 (0.3)
 AC48 (17.1)36 (9.9)0.001
 AA226 (80.7)328 (89.8)
 C allele (%)60 (10.7)38 (5.2)
 A allele (%)500 (89.3)692 (94.8)0.0002

Bold indicates statistically significant results.