Table 2

Elevation of IgG antibody titers (≥ 1:160) against Epstein-Barr viral capsid antigen (anti-EB-VCA titer) by IL-10 T-819C genotype, stratified by sex+

IL-10 T-819C Genotype
Women
Men



Number with anti-EB-VCA IgG titer ≥ 1:160/Total (%)
Odds ratio of anti-EB-VCA IgG titer ≥ 1:160 (95% CI)
Number with anti-EB-VCA IgG titer ≥ 1:160/Total (%)
Odds ratio of anti-EB-VCA IgG titer ≥ 1:160 (95% CI)

T/T
29/54 (53.7)
1.00 (Reference)
32/56 (57.1)
1.00 (Reference)
T/C
38/57 (66.7)
1.72 (0.80–3.75)
32/51 (62.7)
1.26 (0.58–2.76)
C/C
10/12 (83.3)
4.31 (1.01–29.79)
5/11 (45.5)
0.63 (0.16–2.31)


P-trend* = 0.037

P-trend* = 0.84

*Armitage-Cochran Trend Test, adjusted for age

+Trend difference between sexes: P = 0.097

Yasui et al. Journal of Autoimmune Diseases 2008 5:2   doi:10.1186/1740-2557-5-2

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