To investigate the associations between the polymorphisms and interaction of the interleukin 6(IL-6) genes at-634 C/G, -174 G/C, -1363 G/T loci, as well as the interactions between the three loci and tumor necrosis factor(TNF-α), and peripheral blood leukocytes(white blood cell, WBC) with metabolic syndrome(MS). Using the case-control research method, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, from March 2015 to March 2016 from the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University and Wuzhong City People's Hospital, 376 unrelated cases and 408 control groups were selected. We conducted questionnaire surveys(including general conditions, disease and medication history, family history, etc. ), physical examinations(including height, weight and calculation of body mass index(BMI), waist circumference, hip circumference and calculation of waist-to-hip ratio(WHR), SBP, DBP, etc. ), blood collection and testing(including WBC count, serum TNF-α level and biochemical indicators TG, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, FPG, UA, AST, ALT, etc. ), and the polymorphism detection of IL-6 gene at-634 C/G, -174 G/C, -1363 G/T sites. The SNPstats online software was used to analyze the relationship between the polymorphisms of IL-6 gene and MS. The SHEsis online software was used to analyze the linkage disequilibrium(LD) of the IL-6 three-site and the relationship between haplotype and MS. GMDR 0. 7 software was used to analyze the interactions among the three sites of IL-6 gene, and one between the three sites and TNF-α and WBC, respectively. Before and after adjustment of sex, age and nationality, the polymorphism at the 3 position of IL-6 gene was not related to the onset of MS in different genetic models(both P> 0. 05). There was a linkage disequilibrium between the three loci of IL-6 gene, but the haploids formed by these three loci were not associated with MS susceptibility(all P> 0. 05). There was no interaction among the three sites, but the two-factor, three-factor, and four-factor interaction models consisting of the three sites and TNF-α were all statistically significant(all P<0. 001) and the replacement tests were all P<0. 001, and were all associated with MS occurrence. The two-factor, three-factor, and four-factor interaction models consisting of the three sites and WBC were all P<0. 01, and the replacement tests were all P<0. 05. The differences were statistically significant, which was related to the onset of MS. The IL-6 gene-634 C/G, -174 G/C, and-1363 G/T loci polymorphism may not be significantly associated with the prevalence of MS. Interactions between the three sites and TNF-α and WBC levels can significantly increase the risk of MS.
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