Research Article

rs744166 Polymorphism of the STAT3 Gene Is Associated with Risk of Gastric Cancer in a Chinese Population

Table 2

Genotype and allele frequencies of STAT3 polymorphisms and their associations with GC risk.

GenotypesCases ( )Controls ( )OR (95% CI) valueORadj (95% CI)a value
Number (%)Number (%)

rs2293152
 GG56 (26.8)74 (25.2)1.001.00
 CG94 (45.0)157 (53.4)0.79 (0.51–1.22)0.2870.87 (0.54–1.41)0.540
 CC59 (28.2)63 (21.4)1.24 (0.75–2.03)0.4001.40 (0.81–2.42)0.330
 CG/CC0.92 (0.61–1.38)0.6811.03 (0.66–1.62)0.893
rs744166
 TT101 (48.3)107 (36.4)1.001.00
 TC89 (42.6)142 (48.3)0.66 (0.45–0.97)0.0350.60 (0.39–0.92)0.020
 CC19 (9.1)45 (15.3)0.45 (0.25–0.82)0.0090.41 (0.21–0.80)0.009
 TC/CC0.61 (0.43–0.88)0.0080.55 (0.37–0.83)0.004

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
Adjusted for age, sex, smoking, drinking, BMI, and family history of cancer.