ACE Gene I/D Polymorphism and Obesity in 1,574 Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 4

The distribution of ACE gene alleles relating to hypertension.

	Normotensive	Hypertensive
D	659 (33.8)	372 (31.1)	0.123
I	1293 (66.2)	824 (68.9)
Total	1952 (100)	1196 (100)

Data are shown as number (percentage). value is derived by the Chi square () test.
The definition of hypertensive is systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg.