Table 2

APOE genotype distributions for control and cataract groups

APOE genotypeObserved frequency
Cataracts
Controls (n = 187)Nuclear (n = 77)Cortical (n = 155)Posterior subcapsular (n = 119)Mixed (n = 151)All Cases (n = 502)
p>0.05 for all genotypes when comparing controls and cataracts (all cases) or cataract subgroups. 95% confidence intervals of all odds ratios included 1.0 (no difference).
NO, not observed.
ε2/ε20.0110.0130.0130.0170.0200.016
ε2/ε30.1820.1560.1810.1010.1790.157
ε2/ε40.0210.0390.0190.0080.0330.024
ε3/ε30.5880.6360.5870.6970.5960.624
ε3/ε40.1870.1560.1940.1680.1660.173
ε4/ε40.011NO0.0060.0080.0070.006