Research Article
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.
|