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ACTN3 Variants and Athletic Performance

October 6, 2004

Reviewed by:

Cynthia Moore
National Center on Birth Defects
and Developmental Disabilities

Muin J. Khoury
Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 Table 1. Assocation of Sprint/Power Ability and ACTN3 Variant

Genotype

Sprint/Power Athletes

Controls

Odds Ratio

RR

53

130

5.4

RX

48

226

2.8

XX

6

80

1.0

Total

107

436

 


Table 2. Association of Endurance Ability and ACTN3 Variant  

Genotype

Endurance Athletes

Controls

Odds Ratio

RR

60

130

0.5

RX

88

226

0.7

XX

46

80

1.0

Total

194

436

 


Table 3. Clinical Validity of ACTN3 Variant for Sprint/Power or Endurance Ability 

Genotype

Sprint/Power Athletes

Endurance Athletes

Total

RR

53

60

113

RX

48

88

136

XX

6

46

52

Total

107

194

301

 

 
Sensitivity of RR for Sprint/Power trait
Specificity of RR for Sprint/Power trait  
PPV of RR for Sprint/Power trait       
NPV of RX /XX for Sprint/Power trait   
Sensitivity of XX for Endurance trait       
Specificity of XX for Endurance trait       
PPV of XX for Endurance trait     
NPV of RR/RX for Endurance trait

 
49.5% (53/107)
69.1% (134/194)
46.9% (53/113)
71.2% (134/188)
23.7% (46/194)
94.4% (101/107)
88.5% (46/52)
40.6% (101/249)

Last Updated September 07, 2004