IL13 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, results indicated IL-13 −1112 C/T was correlated with COPD susceptibility in Arabians (TT vs CT, OR: 2.94, 95% CI: 1.03–8.42 and TT vs CC, OR: 3.05, 95% CI: 1.08–8.59).