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Table 2 Distribution of COMT genotypes and alleles in controls and different chronic MSCs groups separated by gender

From: No association between chronic musculoskeletal complaints and Val158Met polymorphism in the Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene. The HUNT study

 

Men

Women

 

Met/Met

Met/Val

Val/Val

Met/Met

Met/Val

Val/Val

Genotypes

            

Controls (%)

259

34.7

351

47.1

136

18.2

246

33.2

360

48.5

136

18.3

Chronic MSCs (%)

185

29.4

332

52.8

112

17.8

272

30.2

458

50.9

170

18.9

Chronic neck pain (%)

58

26.5

118

53.9

43

19.6

91

29.3

166

53.4

54

17.4

Chronic shoulder pain (%)

72

28.3

132

52.0

50

19.7

109

31.4

182

52.4

56

16.1

Chronic elbow pain (%)

20

22.7

52

59.1

16

18.2

52

32.1

81

50.0

29

17.9

Chronic wrist/hand pain (%)

36

27.9

71

55.0

22

17.1

68

28.9

118

50.2

49

20.9

Chronic chest/abdomen pain (%)

17

28.3

37

61.7

6

10.0

37

35.9

49

47.6

17

16.5

Chronic upper back pain (%)

30

37.5

32

40.0

18

22.5

63

33.7

99

52.9

25

13.4

Chronic lower back pain (%)

67

30.7

110

50.5

41

18.8

87

28.2

161

52.3

60

19.5

Chronic hip pain (%)

44

28.0

87

55.4

26

16.6

94

32.1

141

48.1

58

19.8

Chronic knee pain (%)

46

28.4

76

46.9

40

24.7

91

30.3

161

53.7

48

16.0

Chronic ankle/foot pain (%)

40

29.0

76

55.1

22

15.9

75

28.8

138

53.1

47

18.1

Chronic widespread pain (%)

60

30.0

103

51.5

37

18.5

102

30.7

170

51.2

60

18.1

Alleles

Met

 

Val

   

Met

 

Val

   

Controls (%)

869

58.2

623

41.8

  

852

57.4

632

42.6

  

Chronic MSCs (%)

702

55.8

556

44.2

  

1002

55.7

798

44.3

  

Chronic neck pain (%)

234

53.4

204

46.6

  

348

55.9

274

44.1

  

Chronic shoulder pain (%)

276

54.3

232

45.7

  

400

57.6

294

42.4

  

Chronic elbow pain (%)

92

52.3

84

47.7

  

185

57.1

139

42.9

  

Chronic wrist/hand pain (%)

143

55.4

115

44.6

  

254

54.0

216

46.0

  

Chronic chest/abdomen pain (%)

71

59.2

49

40.8

  

123

59.7

83

40.3

  

Chronic upper back pain (%)

92

57.5

68

42.5

  

225

60.2

149

39.8

  

Chronic lower back pain (%)

244

56.0

192

44.0

  

335

54.4

281

45.6

  

Chronic hip pain (%)

175

55.7

139

44.3

  

329

56.1

257

43.9

  

Chronic knee pain (%)

168

51.9

156

48.1

  

343

57.2

257

42.8

  

Chronic ankle/foot pain (%)

156

56.5

120

43.5

  

288

55.4

232

44.6

  

Chronic widespread pain (%)

223

55.8

177

44.2

  

374

56.3

290

43.7