Research Article

Associations of Salivary BPIFA1 Protein in Chronic Periodontitis Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 6

Logistic regression analysis of salivary BPIFA1, TNF-α, and IL-6 in subjects with or without T2DM.

OR95% CI
Lower limitUpper limit

BPIFA11: 0–499 (pg/mL)0.0710.7670.5751.023
2: 500–999 (pg/mL)
3: 1000–1499 (pg/mL)
4: 1500–1999 (pg/mL)
5: 2000–2499 (pg/mL)
6: 2500–2999 (pg/mL)
7: 3000–3500 (pg/mL)

TNF-α1: 0–199 (pg/mL)0.6110.8930.5771.382
2: 200–399 (pg/mL)
3: 400–599 (pg/mL)
4: >600 (pg/mL)

IL-61: 0–19 (pg/mL)0.2351.3740.8132.322
2: 20–39 (pg/mL)
3: 40–59 (pg/mL)
4: >60 (pg/mL)

Constant0.6101.364

BPIFA1: BPI fold containing family A, member 1; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6: interleukin-6; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.