Research Article

Interleukin-1 Two-Locus Haplotype Is Strongly Associated with Severe Chronic Periodontitis among Yemenis

Table 3

IL-1A C T allele frequency, genotype distribution, and HWE status in the cases and controls.

ParameterOverall Cases Controls OR (95% CI)
Dominant modelAdditive modelRecessive model

C allele85 (53.1%)36 (45.0%)49 (61.2%)a
T allele75 (46.9%)44 (55.0%)31 (38.8%)1.92 (0.86–4.27)b

CC genotype21 (26.3%)08 (20.0%)13 (32.5%)
TC genotype43 (53.7%)20 (50.0%)23 (57.5%)1.43 (0.37–5.55)2.18 (0.89–5.39)6.29 (1.21–32.6)*
TT genotype16 (20.0%)12 (30.0%)04 (10.0%)

HWEc+++N/A

OR: odds ratio in the cases compared to the controls; logistic regression adjusting for mean plaque index.
aReference category.
bModels are not applicable.
cHWE: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; (+): consistent with; (−): significant deviation.
* .