Table 1 Frequencies of the asporin microsatellite alleles in Spanish controls and each of the patient groups
| Â | Allele | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group | D12 | D13 | D14 | D15 | D16 | D17 | D18 | D19 |
Controls | ||||||||
   All controls (n = 294) | 31(5.3) | 248 (42.2) | 74 (12.6) | 150 (25.5) | 55 (9.3) | 12 (2.0) | 10 (1.7) | 8 (1.3) |
   Males (n = 179) | 22 (6.15) | 154 (43.0) | 48 (13.4) | 90 (25.1) | 29 (8.1) | 5 (1.4) | 6 (1.7) | 4 (1.1) |
   Females (n = 115) | 9 (3.9) | 94 (40.9) | 26 (11.3) | 60 (26.1) | 26 (11.3) | 7 (3.0) | 4 (1.7) | 4 (1.7) |
Total hip replacement | ||||||||
   All patients (n = 303) | 22 (3.6) | 262 (43.3) | 59 (9.7) | 156 (25.7) | 68 (11.2) | 13 (2.1) | 13 (2.1) | 13(2.1) |
   Males (n = 120) | 7 (2.9) | 105 (43.7) | 25 (10.4) | 64 (26.7) | 20 (8.3) | 6 (2.5) | 9 (3.7) | 4 (1.7) |
   Females (n = 183) | 15 (4.1) | 157 (42.9) | 34 (9.3) | 92 (25.1) | 48 (13.1) | 7 (1.9) | 4 (1.1) | 9 (2.5) |
Total knee replacement | ||||||||
   All patients (n = 188) | 14 (3.7) | 156 (41.5) | 56 (14.9) | 93 (24.7) | 30 (7.9) | 14 (3.7) | 7 (1.8) | 6 (1.6) |
   Males (n = 35) | 3 (4.3) | 36 (51.4) | 11 (15.7) | 14 (20.0) | 4 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) |
   Females (n = 153) | 11 (3.6) | 120 (39.2) | 45 (14.7) | 79 (25.8) | 26 (8.5) | 14 (4.6) | 5 (1.6) | 6 (2.0) |
Hand osteoarthritis | ||||||||
   All patients (n = 232) | 16 (3.4) | 209 (44.8) | 57 (12.2) | 113 (24.2) | 46 (9.9) | 13 (2.8) | 8 (1.7) | 4 (0.8) |
   Males (n = 27) | 2 (3.7) | 18 (33.3) | 6 (11.1) | 19 (35.2) | 6 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.7) | 1(1.8) |
   Females (n = 205) | 14 (3.4) | 189 (46.1) | 51 (12.4) | 94 (22.9) | 40 (9.8) | 13 (3.2) | 6 (1.5) | 3 (0.7) |