Research Article

Lack of Association between JAK3 Gene Polymorphisms and Cardiovascular Disease in Spanish Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 2

Differences in genotype and allele frequencies of JAK3 polymorphisms between RA patients with or without cardiovascular (CV) events.

SNP1/2SubgroupGenotype, (%)Allele test
1/11/22/2MAFOR 95% CI*

rs3212780G/AWithout CV events 909 (52.51)688 (39.75)134 (7.74)0.28
With CV events 191 (50.26)160 (42.11)29 (7.63)0.290.510.93 0.75–1.06

rs3212752T/CWithout CV events1547 (88.30)203 (11.59)2 (0.11)0.06
With CV events349 (90.88)34 (8.85)1 (0.26)0.050.350.81 0.52–1.26

RA: rheumatoid arthritis. CV: cardiovascular. SNP: single nucleotide polymorphisms. MAF: minor allele frequency. OR: odds ratio. CI: confidence interval.
*Adjusted for sex, age at the time of ultrasonography study, follow-up time, and traditional CV risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, obesity, and smoking habit) by logistic regression.