Lymphotoxin-Alpha Gene Polymorphism +252A/G (rs909253, A/G) Is Associated with Susceptibility to Chronic Periodontitis: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Clinical parameters of study population.

	Controls	Chronic periodontal disease
	𝑛=44	𝑛=82
Age (years)
Mean ± SD (range)	39.0 ± 14.3	45.9 ± 10.3
Gender	(𝑃=0.0981)
Male	27%	39%
Female	73%	61%
Pocket probing (mm)	1.9 ± 1.3	7.9 ± 1.9