Genetic Variations in the Kir6.2 Subunit (KCNJ11) of Pancreatic ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Gene Are Associated with Insulin Response to Glucose Loading and Early Onset of Type 2 Diabetes in Childhood and Adolescence in Taiwan

Table 2

Genotypic distribution of E23K polymorphism of the Kir6.2 between normal control and type 2 diabetes subjects.

	Non-DM ()	DM ()	value*	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Genotype*
EE, (%)	24 (34.8%)	6 (15.8%)
EK/KK, (%)	45 (65.2%)	32 (84.2%)	0.044	2.84	1.04–7.75
Allele
E-allele, (%)	81 (58.7%)	38 (50.0%)
K-allele, (%)	57 (41.3%)	38 (50.0%)	0.251	1.42	0.81–2.50

Chi-squared test.