Table 4.
Stratified analyses on combined variant alleles (rs2239185 and rs7975232) and OLP risk
| Variables | OLP risk (0 vs.1–2) | OR (95%CI) | P a | P b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLP | Control | ||||
| Age, year | |||||
| ≥ 45 | 50/11 | 75/11 | 1.69 (0.60–4.71) | 0.318 | 0.457 |
| < 45 | 95/21 | 133/8 | 3.13 (1.28–7.65) | 0.012 | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 40/9 | 58/16 | 0.61 (0.21–1.72) | 0.347 | 0.267 |
| Female | 105/23 | 130/3 | 10.11 (2.82–36.30) | < 0.001 | |
| Alcohol | |||||
| Heavy | 8/3 | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| Non Heavy | 137/29 | 187/18 | 2.42 (1.25–4.67) | 0.008 | |
| Oral hygiene | |||||
| Good | 109/22 | 103/16 | 1.59 (0.75–3.37) | 0.231 | 0.453 |
| Poor | 36/10 | 85/3 | 6.47 (1.56–26.90) | 0.010 | |
Logistic regression was used in the implicit model to determine the adjusted P a value according to age, gender, alcohol consumption and oral hygiene, heterogeneity was used to test
P b-value
Abbreviation: OLP oral lichen planus, OR odds ratio, CI confident interval