Research Article

Characterization of a Novel Polymorphism in PPARG Regulatory Region Associated with Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Italy

Table 4

Genotypes and -2819G frequency in diabetic women with and without proliferative retinopathy (statistical significant values are in bold).
(a)

Diabetic female with background retinopathyDiabetic female with proliferative retinopathy

n5557

A-2819G

A/A 43 (78%)34 (60%)
A/G 11 (22%)21 (36.7%)
G/G 0 (0%)2 (3.3%)

(b)

SNPRisk alleleFrequency of risk alleleRisk allele odds ratio (95% C.I.)P value; statistical power (%)

A-2819GG Diabetic female with background retinopathy Diabetic female with proliferative retinopathy Background/proliferative Background/proliferative

0.110.222.30 ( )