From: Genetic polymorphisms associated with the inflammatory response in bacterial meningitis
Genotypes and alleles | Control group n (%) | BM group n (%) | P for difference | OR (95Â % CI) | Adjusted P for differencea | Adjusted OR (95Â % CI) a |
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TNF −308 | (controls = 109; cases = 54) | |||||
GG | 69 (63) | 46 (85) | 0.020* | 1 | 0.030* | 1 |
GA | 36 (33) | 7 (13) | Â | 0.292 (0.12-0.711) | Â | 0.319 (0.129-0.790) |
AA | 4 (4) | 1 (2) | Â | 0.375 (0.041-0.711) | Â | 0.311 (0.033-2.943) |
TNF −857 | (controls = 107; cases = 52) | |||||
CC | 81 (76) | 39 (75) | 0.92 | 1 | 0.92 | 1 |
CT | 26 (24) | 13 (25) | Â | 1.038 (0.482-2.237) | Â | 1.475 (0.475-2.290) |
TT | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
IL8 -251 | (controls = 106; cases = 52) | |||||
AA | 31 (29) | 12 (23) | 0.62 | 1 | 0.68 | 1 |
AT | 43 (41) | 25 (48) | Â | 1.502 (0.656-3.44) | Â | 1.398 (0.596-3.280) |
TT | 32 (30) | 15 (29) | Â | 1.211 (0.490-3.00) | Â | 1.058 (0.416-2.690) |