Table 4—

Genotype frequencies for the nicotinic acetylcholine receptorα5 subunit single nucleotide polymorphism (rs16969968) across all cohorts stratified by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer (LC)

Subjects nGGGAAAOR (95% CI)#p-value#
Cohorts stratified by COPD
 No COPD643306 (48)274 (43)63 (10)
 COPD706252 (36)344 (49)110 (16)1.7 (1.2–2.4)0.002
Cohorts stratified by LC
 No LC920391 (43)424 (46)105 (11)
 LC+437170 (39)199 (46)68 (16)1.4 (1.0–2.0)0.03
  • Data are presented as n (%), unless otherwise stated. OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. #: AA versus GA/GG (Mantel–Haenszel); : 48% with no LC have COPD; +: 60% with LC have COPD.