Research Article

Autoimmune Regulator Gene Polymorphisms in Egyptian Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Preliminary Results

Table 4

The association between AIRE rs760426 and the clinical parameters in the lupus patients.

GenotypesModelsAlleles
DominantRecessive
GG
()
AG
()
AA
()
valueGG+AG
()
AA
()
valueOR (95% CI)GG
()
AA+AG
()
valueOR (95% CI)G
A
valueOR (95% CI)

Constitutional, (%)12 (85.7)12 (63.2)37 (56.1)0.11524 (72.7)37 (56.1)0.1082.1 (0.8-5.2)12 (85.7)49 (57.6)0.0734.4 (0.9-20.9)34 (72.3)88 (58.3)0.0831.9 (1-3.8)
MC, (%)11 (78.6)18 (94.7)51 (77.3)0.22829 (87.9)51 (77.3)0.2822.1 (0.6-7)11 (78.6)69 (81.2)0.7290.9 (0.2-3.4)41 (87.2)119 (78.8)0.2001.8 (0.7-4.7)
MSK, (%)12 (85.7)19 (100)57 (86.4)0.22931 (93.9)57 (86.4)0.3272.4 (0.5-12)12 (85.7)76 (89.4)0.6520.7 (0.1-3.7)43 (91.5)133 (88.1)0.6061.5 (0.5-4.5)
Serositis, (%)9 (64.3)10 (52.6)30 (45.5)0.42119 (57.6)30 (45.5)0.2551.6 (0.7-3.8)9 (64.3)40 (47.1)0.2322 (0.6-6.5)27 (57.4)71 (47.0)0.2121.5 (0.8-3)
Nephritis, (%)11 (78.6)14 (73.7)47 (71.2)0.84925 (57.8)47 (71.2)0.6321.3 (0.5-3.3)11 (78.6)61 (71.8)0.7521.4 (0.4-5.6)35 (74.5)109 (72.2)0.7591.1 (0.5-2.4)
Hematological, (%)7 (50)10 (52.6)38 (57.6)0.84017 (51.5)38 (57.6)0.5670.8 (0.3-1.8)7 (50)48 (56.5)0.6520.8 (0.2-2.4)23 (48.9)87 (57.6)0.2960.7 (0.4-1.4)
NPS, (%)3 (21.4)2 (10.5)8 (12.1)0.6015 (15.2)8 (12.1)0.6741.3 (0.4-4.3)3 (21.4)10 (11.8)0.3882 (0.5-8.6)9 (19.1)17 (11.3)0.1621.9 (0.8-4.5)
Cardiac, (%)0 (0)1 (5.3)1 (1.5)0.5011 (3)1 (1.5)>0.9992 (0.1-33.5)0 (0)2 (2.4)>0.9990 (0)4 (2.6)0.574
Pulmonary, (%)0 (0)1 (5.3)1 (1.5)0.5011 (3)1 (1.5)>0.9992 (0.1-33.5)0 (0)2 (2.4)>0.9992 (4.3)2 (1.3)0.2393.3 (0.5-24.2)
Vasculitis, (%)1 (7.1)4 (21.1)14 (21.2)0.4665 (15.2)14 (21.2)0.4700.7 (0.2-2)1 (7.1)18 (21.2)0.2940.3 (0-2.3)5 (10.6)33 (21.9)0.0880.4 (0.2-1.2)
SDI ()0.7360.5020.4720.199
LSI ()0.0980.2210.0310.038
SLICC damage index ()0.6160.7150.5900.582

Comparisons were done using the Chi-square tests for the categorical data while the unpaired sample -test and the one-way ANOVA test were used to compare the quantitative data between two and multiple groups, respectively. : number. MC: mucocutaneous; MSK: musculoskeletal; NPS: neuropsychiatric; SDI: Lupus Severity of Disease Index; LSI: Lupus Severity Index; SLICC: Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.