Comparison and χ2 analysis of the frequency of (CTG)>18 alleles in individuals not known to be affected by DM from the 3 Malaysian subpopulations to those in 12 worldwide populations
| Population | (CTG)>18 alleles/total alleles analysed (%) | Comparison of Malay data with other populations χ2 (p value) | Comparison of Chinese data with other populations χ2 (p value) | Comparison of Indian data with other populations χ2 (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European†17 | 15/130 (11.54) | 7.817 (0.005**) | 16.094 (<0.0001***) | 6.729 (0.009**) |
| German18 | 22/104 (21.20) | 26.17 (<0.0001***) | 39.141 (<0.0001***) | 24.239 (<0.0001***) |
| Mexican19 | 51/800 (6.38) | 2.232 (0.135) | 8.037 (0.005**) | 1.553 (0.213) |
| Brazilian20 | 24/312 (7.69) | 3.497 (0.062) | 9.88 (0.002**) | 2.334 (0.127) |
| Chilean21 | 30/272 (11.00) | 9.354 (0.002**) | 17.887 (<0.0001***) | 8.131 (0.004**) |
| Japanese17 | 9/106 (8.50) | 2.760 (0.097) | 8.386 (0.004**) | 2.149 (0.143) |
| Thai22 | 11/400 (2.75) | 0.142 (0.706) | 0.505 (0.477) | 0.421 (0.516) |
| Taiwanese23 | 7/499 (1.40) | 2.867 (0.090) | 0.018 (0.893) | 3.962 (0.050) |
| Han Chinese24 | 6/600 (1.00) | 5.463 (0.019*) | 0.134 (0.714) | 7.052 (0.008**) |
| Kuwaiti25 | 14/370 (3.78) | 0.010 (0.920) | 1.894 (0.169) | 0.006 (0.938) |
| Iranian26 | 29/400 (7.25) | 3.090 (0.079) | 9.292 (0.002**) | 2.334 (0.127) |
| South African13 | 3/420 (0.71) | 5.869 (0.015*) | 0.457(0.499) | 7.249 (0.007*) |
*p<0.05 (significant); **p<0.01 (highly significant); ***p<0.001 (very highly significant).
†Includes British, German, Belgian, Swedish and Finnish participants.
DM, myotonic dystrophy type 1.