From: Cytokine gene polymorphisms and serum cytokine levels in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Cytokine/Genotype/Allele | IPF | Healthy controls | *p-value | OR | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 60) | (n = 150) |  | ||
TNF-α (−308) |  |  |  |  |  |
 AAa | 4 (6.7) | 9 (6) | 0.856 | 0.894 | 0.264 – 3.020 |
 AGb | 19 (31.7) | 38 (25.3) | 0.392 | 0.732 | 0.380 – 1.412 |
 GGc | 37 (61.7) | 103 (68.7) | 0.336 | 1.362 | 0.730 – 2.544 |
 A alleled | 27 (22.5) | 56 (18.7) | 0.416 | 0.791 | 0.471 – 1.327 |
 G allele | 93 (77.5) | 244 (81.3) |  |  |  |
IFN-γ (+874) |  |  |  |  |  |
 TTe | 15 (25) | 35 (23.3) | 0.858 | 0.913 | 0.455 – 1.832 |
 ATf | 23 (38.3) | 73 (48.7) | 0.220 | 1.525 | 0.828 – 2.810 |
 AAg | 22 (36.7) | 42 (28) | 0.247 | 0.672 | 0.356 – 1.267 |
 T alleleh | 53 (44.2) | 143 (47.7) | 0.588 | 0.868 | 0.567 – 1.329 |
 A allele | 67 (55.8) | 157 (52.3) |  |  |  |
IL-6 (−174) |  |  |  |  |  |
 CCi | 4 (6.7) | 9 (6) | 0.856 | 0.894 | 0.264 – 3.020 |
 CGj | 11 (18.3) | 33 (22) | 0.708 | 1.256 | 0.588 – 2.685 |
 GGk | 45 (75) | 108 (72) | 0.733 | 0.857 | 0.432 – 1.699 |
 C allelel | 19 (15.8) | 51 (17) | 0.885 | 1.089 | 0.612 – 1.935 |
 G allele | 101 (84.2) | 249 (83) |  |  |  |