Research Article

Paraoxonase1 Genetic Polymorphisms in a Mixed Ancestry African Population

Table 2

Genes and baseline characteristics.

CharacteristicsPON1 rs662PON1 rs854560OverallInt
QQ192Q192R192RR value55MM L55MLL55 value

13340230957624325844
Men, (%)32 (24.1)104 (25.9)72 (23.3)0.722152 (26.4)54 (22.2)2 (8)0.066208 (24.6)0.239
Diabetes, (%)36 (27.1)130 (32.3)72 (23.3)0.028156 (27.1)71 (29.2)11 (44)0.168238 (28.2)0.243
Hypertension (%)76 (57.1)240 (59.7)162 (52.4)0.151329 (57.1)135 (55.6)14 (56)0.917478 (56.6)0.285
Age, years (SD)55.4 (15.0)55.2 (15.0)52.6 (16.2)0.05255.0 (15.6)54.1 (15.5)61.4 (12.0)0.06354.3 (15.5)0.078
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)127 (23)126 (21)122 (20)0.040124 (20)126 (22)125 (23)0.0672125 (20)0.703
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)76 (17)76 (12)74 (12)0.13875 (13)76 (13)74 (15)0.43376 (13)0.126
Body mass index (kg/m2)29.4 (7.1)29.9 (7.1)29.4 (7.0)0.56929.4 (7.0)30.2 (7.3)30.3 (7.3)0.28829.6 (7.1)0.931
Waist circumference (cm)97 (15)96 (15)96 (16)0.64996 (15)97 (17)98 (13)0.48296 (15)0.091
Hip circumference (cm)109 (15)109 (14)108 (14)0.763108 (14)110 (14)110 (12)0.527109 (14)0.695
Waist/hip ratio0.89 (0.09)0.88 (0.08)0.88 (0.11)0.8750.88 (0.08)0.89 (0.12)0.89 (0.08)0.7850.88 (0.10)0.056
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)6.5 (2.9)6.6 (3.3)6.3 (3.4)0.3856.3 (2.9)6.7 (3.8)8.0 (4.7)0.0196.5 (3.3)0.105
2-hour glucose (mmol/L)7.2 (2.6)7.7 (3.9)7.3 (3.4)0.3437.4 (3.3)7.5 (3.4)9.6 (7.9)0.0387.5 (3.5)0.762
HbA1c (%)6.3 (1.5)6.4 (1.5)6.3 (1.6)0.6416.2 (1.4)6.4 (1.6)7.4 (2.6)0.00046.3 (1.5)0.170
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)5.6 (1.2)5.6 (1.2)5.5 (1.2)0.3585.6 (1.2)5.6 (1.2)5.9 (1.2)0.3725.6 (1.2)0.373
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1.3 (0.4)1.3 (0.3)1.3 (0.4)0.6931.3 (0.4)1.3 (0.3)1.4 (0.4)0.0821.3 (0.4)0.857
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.5 (1.0)1.5 (0.9)1.5 (1.0)0.8431.5 (0.9)1.5 (1.0)1.5 (0.7)0.8851.5 (0.9)0.141
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)3.7 (1.0)3.7 (1.0)3.6 (1.0)0.4573.6 (1.0)3.7 (1.0)3.8 (1.1)0.7923.6 (1.0)0.723
Gamma glutamyl transferase (IU/L)27 19–40.226 18–3926 18–42.20.74827 18–4125 18–3630 21–490.32127 18–400.325
C-reactive protein (mg/L)3.5 1.3–7.64.2 1.1–9.83.5 1.1–8.10.4463.9 1.1–8.83.5 1.1–8.75.8 2.7–11.00.1653.8 1.1–8.80.456
Cotinine (ng/mL)10 10–25110 9–24710 10–3410.07310 9–30910 9.7–247.510 9-100.08010 9–2830.928
Fasting insulin (μU/mL)8 3.7–14.17.3 3.3–137.1 2.7–13.90.6677.4 2.9–13.77.6 3.7–13.86.8 3–7.50.3897.4 3.1–13.50.752
2 h insulin (μU/mL)35.7 16–84.636.7 20–60.734.7 15.6–73.10.89035.7 18.7–66.736.6 17–69.929.6 13.8–56.70.66036.3 17.5–680.033
Median glucose/insulin ratio (μU/mL)0.76 0.39–1.580.79 0.48–1.790.74 0.42–1.810.7180.79 0.42–1.810.72 0.45–1.510.89 0.71–2.740.1510.77 0.43–1.770.462
Median HOMA-IR2.1 1.0–3.81.8 0.9–1.71.8 0.6–3.40.3021.8 0.7–3.81.9 0.9–3.61.9 0.7–2.70.7561.8 0.7–3.70.540
Median HOMA-B% 76 24–15863 25–12477 27–1490.15070 23–14171 33–14256 15–1040.24869 25–138
Median QUICKI 0.15 0.14–0.170.15 0.14–0.170.15 0.14–0.180.3540.15 0.14–0.180.15 0.14–0.170.15 0.14–0.170.6940.15 0.14–0.170.079
Median 1/HOMA-IR0.48 0.26–1.050.56 0.27–1.160.57 0.29–1.630.3020.55 0.26–1.460.53 0.27–1.100.51 0.37–1.320.7570.54 0.27–1.33

HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; QUICKI: quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index.