Table 2

Analyses of the association of six SNPs with knee OA

SNPCaseControlCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)*p Value
TGF-β1 rs1800469C/T
 T/T16616711
 T/C2382121.03 (0.96 to 1.11)1.19 (0.88 to 1.61)0.254
 C/C114891.07 (0.98 to 1.16)1.27 (0.87 to 1.84)0.214
 C allele0.450.421.16 (0.96 to 1.37)1.14 (0.95 to 1.38)0.167
TGF-βRI rs1590A/G
 A/A19916711
 C/A2272080.98 (0.91 to 1.05)0.95 (0.70 to 1.28)0.717
 C/C92930.96 (0.87 to 1.04)0.91 (0.63 to 1.33)0.636
 C allele0.400.420.91 (0.76 to 1.08)0.95 (0.78 to 1.51)0.602
Smad3 rs12901499A/G
 A/A14211611
 G/A2742280.97 (0.90 to 1.05)0.86 (0.62 to 1.19)0.360
 G/G1291240.96 (0.88 to 1.05)0.87 (0.60 to 1.26)0.447
 G allele0.490.510.92 (0.77 to 1.8)0.93 (0.77 to 1.12)0.434
Smad3 rs6494629T/C
 T/T24118411
 C/T2152140.94 (0.88 to 1.00)0.79 (0.59 to 1.05)0.107
 C/C62700.91 (0.82 to 1.00)0.79 (0.52 to 1.20)0.262
 C allele0.330.380.80 (0.66 to 0.96)0.86 (0.70 to 1.04)0.119
TIMP3 rs715572G/A
 G/G15710011
 G/A2362420.89 (0.83 to 0.96)0.64 (0.46 to 0.88)0.007†
 A/A1251260.89 (0.82 to 0.97)0.71 (0.49 to 1.03)0.071
 A allele0.470.530.79 (0.66 to 0.94)0.84 (0.69 to 1.01)0.065
TIMP3 rs1962223G/C
 G/G17315511
 C/G2592400.99 (0.93 to 1.06)0.96 (0.71 to 1.58)0.792
 C/C86731.01 (0.92 to 1.11)1.05 (0.71 to 1.29)0.790
 C allele0.420.411.02 (0.85 to 1.22)1.01 (0.84 to 1.23)0.840
  • *Adjusted for age, gender and BMI.

  • †p Values were based on Bonferroni's method.

  • BMI, body mass index; OA, osteoarthritis; Smad3, Smad family member 3; SNPs, single nucleotide polymorphisms; TGF, transforming growth factor; TIMP3, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3.