The Influence of Interleukin 17A and IL17F Polymorphisms on Chronic Periodontitis Disease in Brazilian Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) and controls.

	CP patients	Controls		OR (95% CI)
	(%)	(%)
Gender
Male	66 (47)	56 (32)
Female	74 (53)	117 (68)
Age
Mean ± SD (year)	47.03 ± 9.21	45.61 ± 9.18
Ethnic origin
Caucasian	84 (60)	118 (68)
Mixed	36 (26)	40 (23)
Black	18 (13)	15 (9)
Not declared	2 (1)	0
Smoking
Nonsmokers	56 (40)	127 (73)	<0.001	0.24 (0.149–0.39)
Smokers	33 (24)	20 (12)	0.008	2.78 (1.33–5.78)
Ex-smokers	51 (36)	26 (15)	<0.001	3.24 (1.89–5.56)
Nonsmoker
Gender
Male	20 (35.7)	33 (26.0)
Female	36 (64.28)	94 (74.0)
Age
Mean ± SD (year)	46.5 ± 9.3	45.5 ± 9.9
Ethnic origin
Caucasian	36 (64.28)	86 (67.7)
Mixed	16 (28.6)	28 (22.0)
Black	3 (5.4)	13 (10.3)
Not declared	1 (1.8)	0

: number; = value; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.