Table 2.

Plasma IL18, MMP-22, and MMP-29 are independent risk factors of human CHD

Dependent variable	CHD status	Logarithmized data#	OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
ln(IL18)	CHD	0.98 (0.81, 1.42)	1.131 (1.027, 1.751)	1.021 (1.001, 1.369)
	Non-CHD	0.84 (0.00, 1.00)
	P	0.002*	0.007**	0.005***
ln(MMP-22)	CHD	0.15 (0.01, 0.51)	1.213 (1.041, 2.529)	1.092 (1.013, 1.777)
	Non-CHD	0.01 (0.00, 0.06)
	P	0.026*	0.040**	0.011***
ln(MMP-29)	CHD	2.13 (2.01, 2.42)	1.198 (1.039, 2.380)	1.082 (1.011, 1.775)
	Non-CHD	2.04 (1.99, 2.10)
	P	0.009*	0.033**	0.012***

^#Data are expressed as ln(IL18) (ng/dl), ln(MMP-22) (ng/ml), and ln(MMP-29) (ng/ml) at percentile 50% (25%, 75%).

^*ANOVA test;

^**Logistic regression analysis;

^***Logistic regression analysis after adjusting for smoking, diabetes, hypertension, age, and sex