Research Article

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Single Nucleotide Polymorphism +405 G/C (rs2010963) is associated with Levels, Infection Severity, and Amputation among South Indian Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients

Table 3

Distribution of genotype and allele frequencies of VEGF +405G/C SNP based on the severity of ulcer grades.

Genotype/alleleDFU (n = 215)Chi-square test/fisher’s exact test value
Uninfected/grade-I (n = 84)Mild infection/grade-II (n = 60)Moderate infection/grade-III (n = 45)Severe infection/grade-IV (n = 26)

GG65 (77.38%)40 (66.67%)26 (57.78%)9 (34.62%)<0.0001
GC17 (20.24%)13 (21.67%)9 (20.0%)4 (15.38%)
CC2 (2.38%)7 (11.67%)10 (22.22%)13 (50.00%)
G147 (87.50%)93 (77.50%)61 (67.78%)22 (42.31%)<0.0001
C21 (12.50%)27 (22.50%)29 (32.22%)30 (57.69%)