nominally significantp = 0.049
Among 21 candidate variants including genes in the interferon response pathway, APOE , TMPRSS2 , TLR3 , the HLA complex and the ABO blood group, only rs1205, a 3’ untranslated region variant in the CRP gene, showed nominally significant association in T-dominant model analyses (odds ratio 1.859, 95%CI 1.001–3.453, p = 0.049) after adjustment for age, sex, center, body mass index, and a history of cardiovascular disease.