Research Article

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

Table 4

Association between osteopenia and OPG SNP.

SNPControlOsteopeniaOsteopenia
OR (95% confidence interval) value

rs2073618
 GG20 (43.5)3 (6.5)0.44 (0.12–1.59)0.21
 CG93 (53.4)17 (9.8)0.54 (0.28–1.04)0.07
 CC85 (42.3)29 (14.4)1
 G133 (33.6)23 (23.5)0.61 (0.36–1.01)0.06
 C263 (66.4)75 (76.5)1
rs3102735
 TT133 (46.5)35 (12.2)1
 TC37 (50.0)10 (13.5)1.03 (0.47–2.27)0.95
 CC1 (47.0)0(0)----
 T303 (88.6)80 (88.9)1
 C39 (11.4)10 (11.1)0.97 (0.47–2.03)0.94

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