Research Article

GCK Gene-Body Hypomethylation Is Associated with the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Table 1

Comparison of GCK gene DNA methylation levels within subgroups and gender separately.

DNA methylation (%)CaseControlSubgroup P MaleFemaleGender P Gender * subgroup Interaction P

CpG150.00 ± 8.3452.72 ± 8.250.23252.11 ± 8.0150.61 ± 8.730.9550.556
CpG243.42 ± 7.9349.42 ± 8.260.005*46.14 ± 9.1646.69 ± 8.100.9320.668
CpG356.81 ± 8.7462.06 ± 9.580.036*59.92 ± 9.0458.94 ± 10.000.8870.909
CpG448.86 ± 7.4453.67 ± 7.110.031*50.83 ± 7.4851.69 ± 7.830.2580.667
Mean49.77 ± 6.4354.47 ± 7.650.018*52.25 ± 7.2351.99 ± 7.670.8420.658

The P values were adjusted by age, history of smoking, diabetes, and hypertension.
* P < 0.05.