Table 2 of Abu-Amero, Mol Vis 2014; 20:1203-1208.

Table 2. Risk of Keratoconus as estimated by mtDNA content.

mtDNA copy number Controls
(n=208)
No. (%) Cases
(n=119)
No. (%) OR† 95% CI P value
By median
<1.032 105 (50.5) 50 (42) 1 reference -
≥1.032 103 (49.5) 69 (58) 1.40 0.89 – 2.21 0.14
By quartiles‡
<0.871 64 (30.7) 25 (21) 1 reference -
0.871–1.259 101 (48.5) 50 (42) 1.26 0.71 – 2.24 0.41
>1.259 43 (20.7) 44 (37) 2.62 1.40 – 4.89 0.0025

† OR – unadjusted odds ratio; CI – confidence interval. ‡ first quartile (<25th percentile); inter-quartile (25th – 75th percentile); third quartile (>75th percentile).

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