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Table 3 Echocardiographic features of hypertensive patients according to the C242T polymorphism

From: The C242T polymorphism of the p22-phox gene (CYBA) is associated with higher left ventricular mass in Brazilian hypertensive patients

Variable

Campinas

p

Vitória

p

Genotype (N)

CT + TT (249)

CC (192)

 

CT + TT (65)

CC (55)

 

Interventricular septum, mm

10.9 ± 0.1

10.7 ± 0.1

0.089

9.1 ± 0.1

8.8 ± 0.1

0.141

Posterior wall thickness, mm

10.9 ± 0.1

10.5 ± 0.1

0.010

8.8 ± 0.1

8.7 ± 0.1

0.402

LV end-diastolic diameter, mm

50.9 ± 0.4

49.7 ± 0.4

0.047

48.8 ± 0.7

47.8 ± 0.6

0.272

Relative wall thickness

0.433 ± 0.004

0.425 ± 0.005

0.387

0.364 ± 0.005

0.362 ± 0.006

0.825

LV Mass/height 2.7, g/m2.7

76.8 ± 1.6

70.9 ± 1.4

0.009

45.6 ± 1.9

39.9 ± 1.4

0.023

  1. LV - left ventricular.