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Table 6 Relation between DVWA rs11718863 single nucleotide polymorphism with KL scale severity grades of the knee joint in patient group

From: Association of primary knee osteoarthritis with DVWA SNP in a group of Egyptian population: a case–control study

KL scale severity grades according to the most severe joint

DVWA rs11718863 SNP genotype

χ2

P

AA (n = 35)

AT + TT (n = 15)

No.

%

No.

%

MTF KL

Grade I

6

17.1

3

20.0

0.298

0.960

Grade II

11

31.4

5

33.3

Grade III

12

34.3

4

26.7

Grade IV

6

17.1

3

20.0

LTF KL

Normal

0

0.0

1

6.7

5.280

0.260

Grade I

13

37.1

3

20.0

Grade II

8

22.9

3

20.0

Grade III

13

37.1

6

40.0

Grade IV

1

2.9

2

13.3

PF KL

Normal

1

2.9

0

0.0

2.773

0.597

Grade I

10

28.6

2

13.3

Grade II

6

17.1

5

33.3

Grade III

10

28.6

4

26.7

Grade IV

8

22.8

4

26.7

  1. DVWA double Von Willebrand factor domain A, KL Kellgren–Lawrence scale, LTF lateral tibiofemoral, MTF medial tibiofemoral, P P value for comparison between AA and AT + TT, PF patellofemoral, SNP single nucleotide polymorphism, χ2 value of chi-square test, % percentage of patients
  2. *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05