Association of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Insertion-Deletion Polymorphism with Hypertension in Emiratis with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Interaction with Obesity Status

Table 3

Allele and genotype frequency distribution of ACE I/D polymorphisms in T2DM and hypertension cases and controls regardless of obesity status.

Frequency distribution
	T2DM			Hypertension
	Cases ()	Controls ()		Cases ()	Controls ()
Genotypes
DD	124 (44.8%)	112 (37.7%)	0.09; <0.0001	98 (41.7%)	136 (40.8%)	0.86; <0.0001
ID	149 (53.8%)	153 (51.5%)		135 (57.4%)	163 (48.9%)
II	4 (1.4%)	32 (10.8)		2 (0.9%)	34 (10.3%)
Allele frequencies
D	0.72	0.63	0.0037	0.70	0.65	0.07
I	0.28	0.37		0.30	0.35

Data shown are numbers and percentages in parentheses unless specified otherwise, Fisher exact test. II versus ID + DD, DD versus ID + II.