Research Article

Association Study between Idiopathic Scoliosis and Polymorphic Variants of VDR, IGF-1, and AMPD1 Genes

Table 4

Odds ratios of genotypes and alleles in different subgroups with IS.

SubgroupGeneGenotype, alleleOR [95% CI]

General ()VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
1.08 [0.68–1.73]
1.02 [0.70–1.49]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
1.15 [0.54–2.45]
1.22 [0.61–2.45]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
0.87 [0.52–1.45]
0.83 [0.53–1.29]

AIS () VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
1.10 [0.65–1.86]
1.02 [0.67–1.55]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
0.92 [0.42–2.01]
0.98 [0.48–2.01]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
0.86 [0.49–1.51]
0.84 [0.51–1.38]

Familial history of IS () VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
1.46 [0.65–3.27]
1.20 [0.62–2.32]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
1.76 [0.39–7.85]
1.31 [0.39–4.45]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
2.29 [0.76–6.88]
2.29 [0.80–6.57]

Cobb angle >40° () VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
0.94 [0.57–1.57]
0.96 [0.65–1.44]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
1.00 [0.46–2.18]
1.17 [0.56–2.46]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
0.76 [0.44–1.32]
0.72 [0.45–1.15]

Thoracic scoliosis () VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
1.50 [0.84–2.67]
1.25 [0.78–2.00]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
1.06 [0.44–2.59]
1.24 [0.53–2.90]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
1.07 [0.57–2.01]
1.03 [0.59–1.79]

Lumbar scoliosis () VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
1.32 [0.41–4.30]
1.09 [0.42–2.82]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
1.48 [0.31–7.15]
1.93 [0.54–6.84]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
1.91 [0.41–8.97]
1.24 [0.36–4.26]

Thoracolumbar scoliosis () VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
1.93 [0.88–4.22]
1.41 [0.80–2.49]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
1.96 [0.44–8.72]
2.23 [0.52–9.57]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
1.66 [0.76–3.62]
1.81 [0.95–3.43]

Males () VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
0.65 [0.22–1.98]
0.65 [0.27–1.60]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
0.73 [0.11–4.78]
0.65 [0.14–3.05]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
0.56 [0.18–1.77]
0.47 [0.18–1.24]

Females () VDRFF versus Ff + ff
F versus f
1.21 [0.72–2.03]
1.13 [0.74–1.71]
IGF-1TT versus CC + CT
T versus C
1.25 [0.55–2.86]
1.42 [0.65–3.11]
AMPD1CC versus TT + CT
C versus T
0.97 [0.54–1.73]
0.96 [0.58–1.58]

All values were not significant. IS indicates idiopathic scoliosis; AIS: adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; VDR: vitamin D receptor; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1; AMPD1: adenosine monophosphate deaminase 1.