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Table 2 Distribution of interleukin-4 genotypes in type 2 diabetes mellitus and control groups and risk analysis

From: Association of interleukin-4 polymorphism with diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy in a Sudanese population

Genotype	T2DM, n (%)	Control, n (%)	X²	OR (95% CI)	P value
B2B2	58 (50.4%)	34 (51.5%)		1.0 Reference
B1B1	27 (23.5%)	5 (7.6%)	5.011	3.166 (1.114 –8.991)	0.028
B1B2	30 (26.1%)	27 (40.9%)	1.578	0.651 (0.333 –1.273)	0.233
Total	115 (100.0)	66 (100.0)

Comparisons were performed by Chi-squared test
Significant differences between groups (P < 0.05). T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval

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