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Table 3 GNLY polymorphisms and other factors associated with serum GNLY concentrations or GNLY mRNA expression levels in blood in univariate and multivariate regression models (n = 109)

From: Circulating granulysin levels in healthcare workers and latent tuberculosis infection estimated using interferon-gamma release assays

 

Univariate

 

Multivariate

 
 

Coefficient

95 % CI

P value

Coefficient

95 % CI

P value

a) Polymorphism of rs11127 SNP in exon 4 of the GNLY was inversely associated with serum GNLY concentrations (log-transformed values)

 Age (increased by one year)

0.00

−0.01 to 0.01

0.985

0.00

−0.01 to 0.01

0.666

 Gender (female vs. male)

0.04

−0.13 to 0.22

0.628

0.08

−0.09 to 0.25

0.359

 Genotype (increased by one C allele)

−0.18

−0.29 to −0.07

0.001

−0.19

−0.30 to −0.08

0.001

b) Polymorphism of rs11127 SNP in exon 4 of the GNLY was not associated with GNLY mRNA expression levels (log-transformed values) in blood

 Age (increased by one year)

0.00

−0.01 to 0.01

0.870

0.00

−0.01 to 0.01

0.883

 Gender (female vs. male)

−0.33

−0.61 to −0.05

0.021

−0.34

−0.62 to −0.06

0.019

 Genotype (increased by one C allele)

0.03

−0.15 to 0.21

0.725

0.06

−0.12 to 0.24

0.532

  1. GNLY granulysin, SNP single nucleotide polymorphism, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval