Table 2.

Distribution of MTHFR genotypes in childhood ALL patients and controls


Variant

MTHFR Genotype

ALL cases, no. (%)

Controls, no. (%)

OR (95% CI)

P
C677T   CC   112 (41.3)   126 (42.0)   1 (referent)   —  
  CT   127 (47.0)   128 (42.7)   1.1 (0.8-1.6)   .6  
  TT   31 (11.5)   46 (15.3)   0.8 (0.4-1.3)   .4  
A1298T   AA   151 (55.9)   150 (50.0)   1 (referent)   —  
  AC   107 (39.6)   119 (39.7)   0.9 (0.6-1.3)   .5  

 
CC
 
12 (4.4)
 
31 (10.3)
 
0.4 (0.2-0.8)
 
< .01
 

Variant

MTHFR Genotype

ALL cases, no. (%)

Controls, no. (%)

OR (95% CI)

P
C677T   CC   112 (41.3)   126 (42.0)   1 (referent)   —  
  CT   127 (47.0)   128 (42.7)   1.1 (0.8-1.6)   .6  
  TT   31 (11.5)   46 (15.3)   0.8 (0.4-1.3)   .4  
A1298T   AA   151 (55.9)   150 (50.0)   1 (referent)   —  
  AC   107 (39.6)   119 (39.7)   0.9 (0.6-1.3)   .5  

 
CC
 
12 (4.4)
 
31 (10.3)
 
0.4 (0.2-0.8)
 
< .01
 

% indicates number of individuals with a given genotype/total number of individuals; OR, crude odds ratio; —, not applicable; and CI, confidence interval.

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