"For Italians, there was an increased frequency of QR heterozygotes and R allele in cases. For the Northern Irish, there was an increased frequency of RR homozygotes. ""...there was a small survival advantage for centenarian and
Ethnicity:Irish Age of cases: Italian: Mean age 100.8 +/- 2.1; Northern Irish: Mean age 89.8 +/- 5.7 Shorter lived allele: Q
Statistics - Number of cases/controls: Italian: 308 vs 579; Northern Irish: 296 vs 296 (initial)
- Odds ratio: 1.26 - p-value:
0.007
[0.007]
- Significant: Yes
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