Table 3

Mitochondrial haplogroup distribution of subject groups

ControlsEndurance/middle-power athletesSprint/power athletes
Haplogroupn (%)n (%)p ValueOR (95% CI)n (%)p ValueOR (95% CI)
F40 (6.0)6 (7.6)0.5651.3 (0.53 to 3.17)9 (15.0)0.0072.79 (1.28 to 6.07)
B88 (13.1)5 (6.3)0.0840.45 (0.18 to 1.14)9 (15.0)0.677.17 (0.56 to 2.46)
A48 (7.1)7 (8.9)0.5891.26 (0.55 to 2.90)4 (6.7)0.891.93 (0.32 to 2.67)
N9a34 (5.1)1 (1.3)0.1300.24 (0.03 to 1.78)3 (5.0)0.984.99 (0.29 to 3.32)
N9b18 (2.7)2 (2.5)0.9390.94 (0.21 to 4.15)0 (0.0)0.199 align="left">–
M7a44 (6.5)5 (6.3)0.9410.96 (0.37 to 2.51)3 (5.0)0.639.75 (0.23 to 2.50)
M7b29 (4.3)3 (3.8)0.8290.88 (0.26 to 2.94)5 (8.3)0.157.02 (0.75 to 5.42)
M*34 (5.1)7 (8.9)0.1601.82 (0.78 to 4.26)2 (3.3)0.554.65 (0.15 to 2.76)
G232 (4.8)5 (6.3)0.5431.35 (0.51 to 3.57)0 (0.0)0.084 align="left">–
G125 (3.7)7 (8.9)0.0322.52 (1.05 to 6.02)1 (1.7)0.410.44 (0.06 to 3.30)
D529 (4.3)4 (5.1)0.7591.18 (0.40 to 3.46)3 (5.0)0.804.17 (0.34 to 3.95)
D4233 (34.7)24 (30.4)0.4470.82 (0.50 to 1.36)20 (33.3)0.834.94 (0.54 to 1.65)
Others18 (2.7)3 (3.8)0.5681.43 (0.41 to 4.98)1 (1.7)0.637.62 (0.08 to 4.69)
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  • Numbers in bold indicate haplogroups that showed frequency differences between athletes and controls.