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Table 3 Haplotype distributions of TNF-α in athletes and their association with tendinopathy

From: Association of TNF-α -308G > A polymorphism with susceptibility to tendinopathy in athletes: a case–control study

TNF-α Haplotypes

– 1031T>C, – 857C>T and – 308G>A

Control

Tendinopathy

P-valuea

Adjusted OR

(CI 95%)

 

N (%)

  

All tendinopathy casesb

N = 270

N = 270

  

TCG

172 (63.7)

148 (54.8)

0.11

1d

TCA

15 (5.6)

31 (11.5)

2.65 (1.32 – 5.30)

TTG

14 (5.2)

18 (6.7)

1.74 (0.80 – 3.80)

TTA

4 (1.5)

3 (1.1)

0.79 (0.17 – 3.71)

CCG

53 (19.5)

59 (21.8)

1.35 (0.86 – 2.11)

CCA

8 (3.0)

7 (2.6)

1.03 (0.35 – 2.97)

CTG

4 (1.5)

4 (1.5)

1.50 (0.36 – 6.26)

Patellar tendinopathyc

N = 270

N = 124

  

TCG

172 (63.7)

71 (57.3)

0.10

1d

TCA

15 (5.6)

17 (13.7)

3.28 (1.47 – 7.31)

TTG

14 (5.2)

8 (6.5)

2.09 (0.76 – 5.71)

TTA

4 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

0.51 (0.05 – 4.81)

CCG

53 (19.5)

22 (17.7)

0.59 (0.59 – 1.98)

CCA

8 (3.0)

3 (2.4)

0.25 (0.25 – 3.92)

CTG

4 (1.5)

2 (1.6)

0.30 (0.30 – 9.81)

Rotator cuff tendinopathyc

N = 270

N = 100

  

TCG

172 (63.7)

55 (55.0)

0.01

1d

TCA

15 (5.6)

13 (13.0)

3.14 (1.36 – 7.24)

TTG

14 (5.2)

6 (6.0)

1.88 (0.63 – 5.00)

TTA

4 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

-

CCG

53 (19.5)

25 (25.0)

1.39 (0.77 – 2.51)

CCA

8 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

-

CTG

4 (1.5)

1 (1.0)

0.67 (0.07 – 6.32)

Achilles tendinopathyc

N = 270

N = 44

  

TCG

172 (63.7)

23 (52.3)

0.26

1d

TCA

15 (5.6)

5 (11.4)

3.79 (1.14 – 12.68)

TTG

14 (5.2)

3 (6.8)

1.99 (0.47 – 8.38)

TTA

4 (1.5)

1 (2.3)

0.93 (0.09 – 9.90)

CCG

53 (19.5)

9 (20.5)

1.33 (0.55 – 3.23)

CCA

8 (3.0)

3 (6.8)

3.83 (0.86 – 17.04)

CTG

4 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

-

  1. OR Odds ratio; CI confidence interval. aP-value ≤ 0.05 was obtained through the Chi-squared Test (Pearson P-value) or Fisher’s exact test. bOR adjusted by BMI and nutritional follow-up. cOR adjusted by Age, sex, sport modality, BMI and nutritional follow-up. dReference value