Research Article

Association of Polymorphisms in RANK and RANKL Genes with Osteopenia in Arab Postmenopausal Women

Table 3

Association between osteopenia and RANKL SNP.

SNPControl (%)Osteopenia (%)Osteopenia
OR (95% confidence interval) value

rs2277438
 GG10 (5.0)70 (48.3)20.56 (9.82–43.06)<0.001
 AG49 (24.5)27 (18.6)1.62 (0.91–2.87)0.09
 AA141 (70.2)48 (33.1)1
 G69 (17.3)167 (57.5)4.54 (3.18–6.49)<0.001
 A231 (82.7)123 (42.4)1
rs9533156
 TT92 (36.9)79 (31.7)1
 TC82 (31.3)97 (37.0)1.38 (0.91–2.10)0.14
 CC42 (38.5)39 (35.8)1.08 (0.64–1.84)0.77
 T266 (61.6)255 (59.3)1
 C166 (38.4)175 (40.7)1.10 (0.84–1.44)0.50

Note: data are presented as frequencies (%) and OR (95% CI). value <0.05 is considered significant.