Association of lumbar spine pathologies and <i>VDR</i> FokI alleles.

Subgroup 1 = patients with disc herniation alone; Subgroup 2 = patients with discopathies and/or osteochondrosis associated with disc herniation; Subgroup 3 = patients with discopathies and/or osteochondrosis without herniation; Subgroup 4 = patients with stenosis and/or spondylolisthesis. Subgroup A, Subgroup 1 grouped with Subgroup 2 (i.e. all hernia cases with or without concomitant additional conditions); Subgroup B, Subgroup 2 grouped with Subgroup 3; Subgroup C, all discopathies cases with or without concomitant disc herniation; Subgroup D, all osteochondrosis cases with or without concomitant disc herniation. 1Adjusted OR: multivariate analysis, OR adjusted for age, BMI, family history, smoke, physical job demand and exposure to vibrations. Only significant P≤0.05 were indicated.