Research Article

Association of the Resistin Gene Promoter Region Polymorphism with Kawasaki Disease in Chinese Children

Table 5

RETN ( ) genotype and allele frequency in the groups with CALs and without CALs.

KD with CALs ( ) (%)KD without CALs ( ) (%)P valueOR (95% CI)

AlleleC34 (0.486)44 (0.393)
G36 (0.514)68 (0.607)0.2970.685 (0.336–1.397)
GenotypesCC8 (0.229)6 (0.107)
GG9 (0.257)18 (0.514)
CG18 (0.514)32 (0.571)0.442
GenotypesGG9 (0.257)18 (0.321)
CC + CG26 (0.743)38 (0.679)0.5751.368 (0.457–4.099)

Note: P value is for comparison between patients with CALs and these without CALs.