Research Article

Interleukin-6 c.-174G>C Polymorphism and Periodontitis in a Brazilian Population

Table 4

Genotypic profile in the group case and control subjects regarding the periodontitis in the population sample.

VariablesPeriodontitis
case
Periodontitis
control
Odds
ratio
CI 95%P value*
= 134 = 196
(%) (%)

IL6-dominant model
 GG102 (76.1%)136 (69.4%)1.00
 GC+CC32 (23.9%)60 (30.6%)1.41[0.85; 2.32]0.180
IL6-codominant model
 GG102 (76.1%)136 (69.4%)1.00
 GC23 (17.2%)54 (27.6%)0.57[0.33; 0.99]0.043
 CC9 (6.7%)6 (3.1%)2.00[0.69; 5.80]0.194
IL6-recessive model
 GG+GC125 (93.3%)190 (96.9%)1.00
 CC9 (6.7%)6 (3.1%)2.28[0.79; 6.56]0.117

Chi-square () and Fisher’s exact tests.