Table 2

Association statistics for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and benign thyroid tumour (BN) risk and genetic variants

Genotypes, risk allelePTCBNControlPTC vs control*BN vs control*
OR (95% CI)†p Value†OR (95% CI)†p Value†
rs944289, located at 14q13.3
 CC179 (21.2%)140 (27.8%)349 (34.7%)1 (Reference)c1.593e-10c1 (Reference)c0.0076c
 CT443 (52.4%)238 (47.3%)461 (45.9%)1.86 (1.49 to 2.33)c1.28 (1.00 to 1.65)c
 TT223 (26.4%)125 (24.9%)195 (19.4%)2.28 (1.75 to 2.97)c1.60 (1.19 to 2.16)c
 CT+TT666 (78.8%)363 (72.2%)656 (65.3%)1.99 (1.61 to 2.45) d8.007e-11d1.38 (1.09 to 1.74)d0.0070d
 Allele T52.6%48.5%42.3%1.53 (1.34 to 1.74)2.028e-101.28 (1.10 to 1.50)0.0014
rs965513, located at 9q22.33
 GG654 (77.4%)421 (83.7%)850 (84.6%)1 (Reference)c5.181e-4c1 (Reference)c0.7460c
 GA181 (21.4%)77 (15.3%)147 (14.6%)1.59 (1.25 to 2.02)c1.08 (0.80 to 1.46)c
 AA10 (1.20%)5 (1%)8 (0.80%)1.69 (0.66 to 4.33)c1.43 (0.46 to 4.42)c
 GA+AA191 (22.6%)82 (16.3%)155 (15.4%)1.59 (1.26 to 2.02)d1.013e-4d1.10 (0.82 to 1.47)d0.5438d
 Allele A11.9%8.6%8.1%1.53 (1.23 to 1.90)1.436e-41.10 (0.84 to 1.45)0.4795
rs966423, located at 2q35
 CC566 (67.0%)311 (61.8%)602 (59.9%)1 (Reference)c3.799e-3c1 (Reference)c0.5181c
 CT256 (30.3%)176 (35%)360 (35.8%)0.76 (0.62 to 0.92)c0.94 (0.75 to 1.18)c
 TT23 (2.7%)16 (3.2%)43 (4.3%)0.56 (0.33 to 0.94)c0.72 (0.40 to 1.31)c
 CT+TT279 (33.0%)192 (38.2%)403 (40.1%)0.74 (0.61 to 0.89)d1.688e-3d0.92 (0.74 to 1.15)d0.4501d
 Allele C82.1%79.3%77.8%1.31 (1.12 to 1.55)0.00101.10 (0.91 to 1.32)0.3339
rs2439302, located at 8p12
 CC501 (59.3%)344 (68.4%)682 (67.9%)1 (Reference)c1.797e-4c1 (Reference)c0.9346c
 GC295 (34.9%)144 (28.6%)289 (28.7%)1.39 (1.14 to 1.70)c0.99 (0.78 to 1.25)c
 GG49 (5.8%)15 (3%)34 (3.4%)2.00 (1.27 to 3.14)c0.89 (0.48 to 1.66)c
 GC+GG344 (40.7%)159 (31.6%)323 (32.1%)1.46 (1.20 to 1.76)d1.096e-4d0.98 (0.78 to 1.23)d0.8471d
 Allele G23.3%17.3%17.8%1.41 (1.20 to 1.66)2.776e-50.97 (0.80 to 1.19)0.7779
rs6983267, located at 8q24
 TT287 (34%)156 (31.0%)340 (33.8%)1 (Reference)c0.9622c1 (Reference)c0.5458c
 TG403 (47.7%)249 (49.5%)484 (48.2%)0.98 (0.80 to 1.20)c1.18 (0.86 to 1.60)c
 GG155 (18.3%)98 (19.5%)181 (18%)1.01 (0.78 to 1.32)c1.11 (0.87 to 1.42)c
 TG+GG558 (66%)347 (69.0%)665 (66.2%)0.99 (0.82 to 1.20)d0.9168d1.13 (0.90 to 1.42)d0.2988d
 GG155 (18.3%)98 (19.5%)181 (18%)1.03 (0.81 to 1.30)r0.8360r1.10 (0.84 to 1.45)r0.4884r
 TG403 (47.7%)249 (49.5%)484 (48.2%)0.98 (0.81 to 1.17)o0.7959o1.05 (0.85 to 1.30)o0.6645o
 Allele G42.2%44.2%42.1%1.00 (0.87 to 1.14)0.96541.11 (0.93 to 1.27)0.2797
  • *Adjusted by age and gender using unconditional logistic regression model.

  • †The model of inheritance: c, codominant; d, dominant; o, overdominant; r, recessive.