CD14 and Sepsis: However, subgroup meta-analyses indicated significant association between the CD14-159C/T polymorphism and susceptibility to sepsis in additive model and recessive model (CC versus TT: OR = 0.53, 95% CI 0.29–0.95, p = 0.03; CC versus CT + TT: OR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.30–0.85, p = 0.010).