Table 5. Association of analyzed gene polymorphisms and OSCC risk.

Gene/SNP	Genotype	Controls		OSCC		Adjusted OR*, [95 CI]	P
		N=108	%	N=95	%
EBI3 rs4740	GG	49	45.37	49	51.58	1	Ref.
	GA	47	53.52	28	29.47	0.609 [0.329-1.129]	0.115
	AA	12	11.11	18	18.95	1.517 [0.658-3.497]	0.328
	Additive model					1.043 [0.710-1.534]	0.829
	Recessive model - mt. vs wt+ht (Ref.)					1.877 [0.849-4.150]	0.150
	Dominant model wt vs het+mut (Ref.)					1.258 [0.721-2.195]	0.419
	Over-dominant model het vs wt+mut (Ref.)					0.553 [0.308-0.992]	0.047
EBI3 rs4905	AA	39	36.11	48	50.53	1	Ref.
	AG	61	56.48	33	34.74	0.440 [0.241-0.801]	0.007
	GG	8	7.41	14	14.74	1.400 [0.531-3.689]	0.496
	Additive model					0.844 [0.554-1.287]	0.432
	Recessive model - mt. vs wt+ht (Ref.)					2.128 [0.849-5.336]	0.107
	Dominant model wt vs het+mut (Ref.)					1.813 [1.032-3.187]	0.039
	Over-dominant model het vs wt+mut (Ref.)					0.412 [0.233-0.728]	0.002
EBI3 rs428253	GG	69	63.89	53	55.79	1	Ref.
	GC	36	33.33	38	40.00	1.341 [0.749-2.402]	0.324
	CC	3	2.78	4	4.21	1.842 [0.391-8.686]	0.440
	Additive model					1.346 [0.821-2.209]	0.239
	Recessive model - mt. vs wt+ht (Ref.)					1.657 [0.356-7.706]	0.520
	Dominant model – wt vs het+mut (Ref.)					0.725 [0.412-1.278]	0.266
	Over-dominant model – het vs wt+mut (Ref.)					1.299 [0.730-2.312]	0.374

*Adjusted for age and sex. CI - Confidence interval. Ref - Reference.