Table 7

 Sex and age adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of erosive oesophagitis according to the interleukin (IL)-1B, IL-10, and tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-A) genotypes in Helicobacter pylori positive and negative groups

PolymorphismH pylori negativeH pylori positive
Case/controlORp Value95% CICase/controlORp Value95% CI
*The number of the case is 0. The frequency of erosive gastritis between TT and CC was compared by Fisher’s exact test (p = 0.02)
IL-1B C−511T
    C/C 9/71Referent18/441Referent
    C/T 20/141.940.300.55–6.8142/521.240.520.64–2.40
    T/T 1/60.350.390.03–3.842/320.05<0.0010.01–0.26
IL-10 T−819C
    T/T 15/91Referent22/531Referent
    C/T 13/140.420.130.13–1.3130/590.630.140.34–1.17
    C/C 2/4–*–*10/160.440.100.17–1.16
TNF-A T−1031C
    T/T 19/131Referent45/961Referent
    C/T 10/120.780.700.22–2.7517/320.700.250.34–1.32
    C/C 1/20.680.770.05–8.900/0