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Table 4 Status of E-Cadherin and COX-2 hypermethylation in healthy, periodontitis patients and breast cancer patients.

From: Epigenetic change in e-cardherin and COX-2 to predict chronic periodontitis

Groups

Hypermethylation of Cox-2(%)

Chi-square Pearson

Relative Risk (95% confidence Intervals)

Hypermethylation of E-cadherin(%)

Chi-square Pearson

Relative Risk (95% confidence Intervals)

Healthy subjects

0/108(0%)

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0/108(0%)

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(N = 108)

      

Periodontitis patients

21/110(19%)

19.82

0.0485

28/110(25%)

28.43

0.1091

(N = 110)

 

p < 0.0001

0.0066-0.3543

 

p < 0.0001

0.005-0.2627

Breast cancer patients

37/106(35%)

42.29

0.0265

40/106(38%)

46.8

0.0245

(N = 106)

 

p < 0.0001

0.0037-0.1899

 

p < 0.0001

0.0034-0.1753