Research Article

Associations between Interleukin Gene Polymorphisms and Risks of Developing Extremity Posttraumatic Osteomyelitis in Chinese Han Population

Table 2

Serological levels of IL-6 and TNF-α among different genotypes of rs16944, rs1143627, rs4251961, and rs1800796 in patient group.

Itemsrs16944rs1143627rs4251961rs1800796
AAAGGG valueCCCTTT valueTTCTCC valueGGCGCC value

IL-6 (pg/ml) median (IQR)6.87 (3.16, 13.6)17.92 (8.92, 56.41)13.04 (5.19, 41.25)0.00067.32 (3.24, 15.49)17.56 (8.84, 56.53)13.04 (5.19, 41.25)0.001413.8 (6.49, 37.02)9.37 (3.48, 34.17)11.4 (8.8, 151.4)0.66672.07 (2.73, 141.4)14.96 (8.08, 36.94)13.6 (6.19, 37.73)0.805
TNF-α (pg/ml) median (IQR)9.67 (7.85, 10.9)9.78 (7.69, 12.75)5 (3.15, 74)0.7249.67 (8.04, 11.05)9.60 (7.63, 12.88)8.50 (7.2, 12.35)0.6769.29 (7.55, 12)8.35 (6.71, 12.7)9.28 (8.5, 13.8)0.7959.94 (6.58, 13.3)9.37 (7.23, 11.78)14.96 (8.08, 36.94)0.030

IQR: interquartile range.