Research Article

Association between a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the 3-UTR of ARHGEF18 and the Risk of Nonidiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Chinese Population

Table 3

Association between the ARHGEF18 rs3745357 polymorphism and risk of pulmonary hypertension without history of coronary heart disease.

Genetic modelGenotypePatientsaControlLogistic regressionLogistic regression (adjusted)c
OR (95% CI) valueORc (95% CI) value

CodominantTT8 (17)57 (32.4)1.001.00
CT18 (38.3)81 (46)1.58 (0.64–3.89)0.00531.65 (0.38–7.17)0.13
CC21 (44.7)38 (21.6)3.94 (1.58–9.80)4.10 (0.90–18.68)
DominantTT21 (44.7)57 (21.5)11.00
CT/CC26 (55.3)119 (78.5)2.34 (1.02–5.32)0.0322.48 (0.64–9.60)0.18
RecessiveTT/CT39 (83)138 (70.2)1.001.00
CC8 (17)38 (29.8)2.93 (1.49–5.78)0.00212.90 (0.97–8.73)0.055
OverdominantTT/CC29 (61.7)62 (51.2)1.001.00
CT18 (38.3)59 (48.8)0.73 (0.38–1.41)0.340.67 (0.23–1.94)0.46

aPH patients without history of coronary heart disease; cadjusted by sex and age.