Research Article

Functional Polymorphisms of Matrix Metalloproteinases 1 and 9 Genes in Women with Spontaneous Preterm Birth

Table 3

The association of genotypes and alleles of MMP-1-1607 1G/2G and MMP-9-1562 C/T gene polymorphisms with SPTB according to dominant, recessive, and codominant genetic models.

GeneGenetic modelSPTB women versus control women
OR (95% CI)

MMP-1-1607Dominant
 1G1G + 1G2G versus 2G2G1.25 (0.68–2.30)0.475
Recessive
 1G1G versus 1G2G + 2G2G0.96 (0.51–1.81)0.902
Codominant
 1G1G versus 2G2G1.15 (0.53–2.51)0.725
 1G1G versus 1G2G0.89 (0.46–1.73)0.736
 2G2G versus 1G2G0.78 (0.41–1.47)0.435
Alleles
 1G versus 2G1.07 (0.74–1.54)0.721

MMP-9-1562Dominant
 CC + CT versus TT 0.95 (0.02–48.27)0.979
Recessive
 CC versus CT + TT1.38 (0.77–2.47)0.277
Codominant
 CC versus TT1.03 (0.02–52.82)0.986
 CC versus CT1.38 (0.77–2.47)0.277
 TT versus CT1.33 (0.02–69.00)0.986
Alleles
 C versus T1.31 (0.77–2.24)0.319