Associations of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (Cdx-2, Fok I, Bsm I and Taq I) polymorphisms with the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma

Table 5 Genotype distributions and allelic genes of VDR gene (Cdx-2,FokI,BsmI,TaqI) polymorphisms comparing POAG patients with age-matched people

VDR genetype	Control	POAG	X ²	P value	OR(95%CI)
VDR genetype	(n = 73)	(n = 71)	X ²	P value	OR(95%CI)
Cdx-2
GG	26	31	0.978	0.613
AG	32	27
AA	15	13
G	84	89	0.632	0.427	1.239 (0.773 ~ 1.988)
A	62	53
FokI
FF	19	19	3.278	0.194
Ff	27	35
ff	27	17
F	65	73	1.368	0.242	1.318 (0.829 ~ 2.096)
f	81	69	1.368	0.242
BsmI
Bb	4	18	10.982	0.001	5.858 (1.872 ~ 18.337)
bb	69	53	10.982	0.001
B	4	18	10.074	0.002	5.153 (1.699 ~ 15.635)
b	142	124	10.074	0.002
TaqI
TT	66	53	6.234	0.013
Tt	7	18	6.234	0.013	3.202 (1.245 ~ 8.238)
T	139	124	5.641	0.018
t	7	18	5.641	0.018	2.882 (1.165 ~ 7.132)

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