Research Article

An NOS3 Haplotype Is Protective against Hypertension in a Caucasian Population

Table 3

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals for the association of NOS3 genotypes and hypertension: comparisons for the dominant, recessive, additive, and codominant models of the mutant alleles (786C*, 4a*, 894T*).

PolymorphismUnadjustedP-valueAdjustedP-value
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)

T786C
 Dominant model1.23 (0.85–1.79).281.30 (0.64–2.63).47
 Recessive model1.33 (0.83–2.15).240.77 (0.33–1.83).56
 Additive model1.46 (0.86–2.49).160.99 (0.38–2.62).98
 Codominant model1.03 (0.73–1.42).861.48 (0.75–2.93).26

Intron 4a/b
 Dominant model0.64 (0.44–0.93).020.52 (0.26–1.04).06
 Recessive model0.43 (0.14–1.36).150.49 (0.08–3.07).45
 Additive model0.38 (0.12–1.21).100.40 (0.06–2.78).35
 Codominant model0.69 (0.48–1.02).060.56 (0.28–1.13).10

G894T
 Dominant model1.05 (0.75–1.49).771.51 (0.78–2.92).22
 Recessive model1.25 (0.76–2.07).371.04 (0.38–2.77).94
 Additive model1.25 (0.74–2.14).411.28 (0.46–3.56).64
 Codominant model0.94 (0.67–1.34).751.51 (0.77–2.96).23