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Gut 53:829-837 doi:10.1136/gut.2003.030882
  • Irritable bowel syndrome

Association of distinct α2 adrenoceptor and serotonin transporter polymorphisms with constipation and somatic symptoms in functional gastrointestinal disorders

Table 6

Statistical power to detect genotype differences with this study sample

No with genotype SLC6A4 (Wt) % with phenotype No with genotype SLC6A4 (het/hom) ⩾80% power† to detect this proportion (%) with phenotype
137 Any FGID: 73% 259 Any FGID: ⩾85% (or⩽61%)
73 IBS-C: 49% 137 IBS-C: ⩾69% (or ⩽29%)
78 IBS-D: 53% 170 IBS-D: ⩾72% (or ⩽32%)
No with genotype α2C Del 322–325 (Wt) % with phenotype No with genotype α2C Del 322–325 (het/hom) ⩾80% power† to detect this proportion (%) with phenotype
348 Any FGID: 68% 39 Any FGID: ⩾88% (or ⩽48%)
183 IBS-C: 40% 22 IBS-C: ⩾71% (or ⩽9%)
224 IBS-D: 51% 20 IBS-D: ⩾82% (or ⩽20%)
No with genotype α2A −1291 (C→G) (Wt) % with phenotype No with genotype α2A −1291 (C→G) (het/hom) ⩾80% power† to detect this proportion (%) with phenotype
210 Any FGID: 67% 182 Any FGID: ⩾80% (or ⩽54%)
109 IBS-C: 37% 99 IBS-C: ⩾57% (or ⩽17%)
140 IBS-D: 51% 108 IBS-D: ⩾69% (or ⩽33%)
No with genotype α2A −1291 (C→G) (Wt) and SLC6A4 (Wt) % with phenotype No with genotype α2A −1291 (C→G) (het/hom) and SLC6A4 (het/hom) ⩾80% power† to detect this proportion (%) with phenotype
†Based on two sample test for proportions using a two sided alpha level of 0.05.
IBS-C, irritable bowel syndrome with predominant constipation; IBS-D, irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhoea; FGID, functional gastrointestinal disorders.
68 Any FGID: 71% 115 Any FGID: >88% (or <52%)
39 IBS-C: 49% 66 IBS-C: >76% (or <22%)
39 IBS-D: 49% 69 IBS-D: >76% (or <22%)

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