The interaction effects between TLR4 and MMP9 gene polymorphisms contribute to aortic aneurysm risk in a Chinese Han population

Table 5 Cumulative effect of the interacting factors of TLR4rs1927914-MMP9rs17576 on overall AA risk^a

No. of interacting genotypes	Controls/cases	P	OR(95%CI)
TLR4rs1927914-MMP9rs17576
0	168/145		1.0(ref.)
1	280/268	0.381	1.134(0.856–1.500)
2	14/32	0.005	2.609(1.336–5.097)
		P_trend = 0.032

^a, P for association was adjusted by age, gender, hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia

ISSN: 1471-2261