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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2010; 16(46): 5830-5837
Published online Dec 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5830
Table 5 Occurrence of the wt and the mutated form of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ2 depending on the grade of steatosis and ballooning n (%)
Steatosis
Ballooning
NAFLD
AFLD
NAFLD
AFLD
TotalModerate (0-1)Severe (2-3)TotalModerate (0-1)Severe (2-3)Total-+Total-+
Allelic discrimination
Mutation66 (100)27 (41)39 (59)26 (100)12 (46)14 (54)66 (100)28 (42)38 (58)26 (100)19 (73)7 (27)
Wild type460 (100)229 (50)231 (50)174 (100)88 (51)86 (49)460 (100)206 (45)254 (55)174 (100)121 (70)53 (30)
P value0.1120.4170.4110.454
Odds ratio (CI)1.43 (0.85-2.42)1.19 (0.52-2.73)1.10 (0.65-1.85)0.84 (0.33-2.12)