Research Article

Polymorphisms in Autophagy-Related Gene IRGM Are Associated with Susceptibility to Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases

Table 4

Association between SNPs of IRGM gene and AITD, GD, and HT by logistic regression analysis.

DiseaseModelUnadjusted Unadjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted Adjusted
OR (95% CI)

AITDrs10065172
Allele model0.0971.13 (0.98-1.30)0.1451.11 (0.96-0.98)
Dominant model0.0671.22 (0.99-1.51)0.1081.19 (0.96-1.48)
rs4958847
Allele model0.0630.87 (0.75-1.01)0.2040.91 (0.78-1.05)
Dominant model0.0660.83 (0.68-1.01)0.1690.86 (0.70-1.06)
rs13361189
Allele model0.1211.12 (0.97-1.29)0.1791.10 (0.96-1.28)
Dominant model0.0761.21 (0.98-1.50)0.1221.19 (0.96-1.47)

GDrs10065172
Allele model0.0211.21 (1.03-1.42)0.0331.20 (1.02-1.41)
Dominant model0.0181.34 (1.05-1.72)0.0241.33 (1.04-1.70)
rs4958847
Allele model0.0270.83 (0.70-0.98)0.0840.86 (0.73-1.02)
Dominant model0.0360.78 (0.62-0.98)0.1040.82 (0.65-1.04)
rs13361189
Allele model0.0261.20 (1.02-1.41)0.0421.19 (1.01-1.40)
Dominant model0.0181.34 (1.05-1.72)0.0261.33 (1.03-1.70)

HTrs10065172
Allele model0.9901.00 (0.83-1.22)0.7631.03 (0.84-1.27)
Dominant model0.7711.04 (0.79-1.38)0.7091.06 (0.79-1.42)
rs4958847
Allele model0.5850.95 (0.78-1.15)0.7830.97 (0.79-1.19)
Dominant model0.4980.91 (0.69-1.20)0.5350.91 (0.68-1.22)
rs13361189
Allele model0.9320.99 (0.82-1.20)0.8231.02 (0.83-1.26)
Dominant model0.8521.03 (0.77-1.36)0.7741.04 (0.78-1.40)

AITD, autoimmune thyroid disease; GD, Graves’ disease; HT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence intervals.