Research Article

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

Table 7

Association between presence/absence of carotid plaques and JAK3 polymorphisms in anti-CCP positive RA patients.

Subgroup Presence of carotid plaquesGenotypes/alleles (%)Presence of carotid plaquesGenotypes/alleles (%)OR*95% CI

Anti-CCP positiveYesrs3212780GG 76 (57.1)rs3212780GG 60 (49.6)Ref.
GA 44 (33.1)GA 53 (43.8)0.070.57 0.14–1.03
AA 13 (9.8)AA 8 (6.6)0.721.21 0.42–3.47
G 196 (73.7)G 173 (71.5)Ref.
A 70 (26.3)A 69 (28.5)0.420.83 0.53–1.29
rs3212752TT 118 (88.7)rs3212752TT 104 (85.9)Ref.
TC 15 (11.3)TC17 (14.0)0.360.67 0.29–1.56
CC NoCC
T 251 (94.4)T 225 (93.0)Ref.
C 15 (5.6)C 17 (7.0)0.380.69 0.31–1.55
HaplotypesGT 188 (70.1)HaplotypesGT 164 (67.8)Ref.
AT 63 (23.7)AT 61 (25.2)0.590.88 0.55–1.40
AC 7 (2.6)AC 8 (3.3)0.240.49 0.15–1.58
GC 8 (3.0)GC 9 (3.7)0.810.88 0.29–2.59

Anti-CCP: anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
Adjusted for potential confounder factors.