Research Article

Beta2-Adrenergic Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Egyptian Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Table 4

Haplotype frequencies of ADRB2 gene polymorphisms in patients and controls according to the copy number.

Variables Patients ()Controls () valueCrude  
OR (95% CI)
Adjusted&
OR (95% CI)

Arg16/Gln27
 Negative28 (41.2)29 (38.7)0.1460.7031.01.0
 1 copy30 (44.1)40 (53.3)0.7 (0.3–1.5)0.4 (0.1–1.66)
 2 copies10 (14.7)6 (8.0)1.7 (0.5–5.3)0.5 (0.07–3.9)
Gly16/Gln27
 Negative39 (57.4)46 (61.4)3.3780.0661.01.0
 1 copy17 (25.0)28 (37.3)0.7 (0.3–1.4)0.3 (0.1–1.08)
 2 copies12 (17.6)1 (1.3)14.1 (1.7–113)*20.4 (1.4–296)*
Gly16/Glu27
 Negative34 (50.0)22 (29.3)4.0120.045*1.01.0
 1 copy23 (33.8)38 (50.7)0.3 (0.1–0.8) *0.5 (0.17–1.5)
 2 copies11 (16.2)15 (20.0)0.4 (0.1–1.2)1.9 (0.47–8.2)

Values are shown as number (%). Chi-square () for trend was used. OR (95% CI): odds ratio and confidence interval. &Adjusted for confounding factors. *Statistically significant at .