International Journal of Hypertension / 2011 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
The Relationship between Natriuretic Peptide Precursor a Gene T2238C Polymorphism and Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis Table 1 The baseline characteristics of all qualified studies in this meta-analysis.
Author, ref and year Country (Ethnicity) Design Status Age, year Gender, M (%) BMI, kg/m2 SBP, mmHg DBP, mmHg T2238C TT TC CC
Rahmutula et al. [8 ] Japan (Japanese) H-B Cases 50 (8) 65.67 24.7 (3.7) 170 (20) 105 (12) 222 11 0 Controls 49 (10) 69.95 23 (3.1) 115 (13) 70 (10) 200 13 0
Nannipier et al. [7 ] Europe (White) P-B Cases 56 (11) 47.93 25.9 (2.8) 141 (15) 86 (10) 95 26 0 Controls 41 (10) 47.62 24.4 (3.2) 122 (14) 78 (8) 67 37 1
Rutledge et al. [6 ] US (Black) H-B Cases 44.7 (15.2) 56.70 —* — — 17 36 7 Controls 44.8 (14.7) 65.90 — — — 19 16 9
Hu et al. [9 ] China (Han Chinese) H-B Cases 57.71 (9.97) 48 23.79 (2.99) 171.47 (13.01) 100.74 (8.34) 97 3 0 Controls 55.05 (10.64) 43.30 24.24 (4.50) 115.66 (10.99) 73.49 (8.15) 93 4 0
Tian and Cheng [10 ] China (Han Chinese) H-B Cases 59.89 (9.81) 72.00 24.33 (3.69) 170.95 (23.86) 105.67 (14.35) 960 14 2 Controls 59.68 (9.78) 70.00 23.31 (3.21) 115.59 (20.85) 70.20 (11.00) 962 12 2
Li et al. [11 ] China (Kazakh Chinese) P-B Cases 46.80 (7.82) 40.89 26.27 (4.84) 168.53 (24.72) 104.51 (15.02) 273 35 5 Controls 45.75 (8.63) 45.37 25.16 (5.63) 117.39 (11.36) 73.95 (8.58) 205 187 16
Wang and Mao [12 ] China (Han Chinese) H-B Cases 68.61 (12.76) 57.14 — — — 220 18 0 Controls 68.45 (13.19) 59.27 — — — 179 5 0
Ref: reference number; P-B: population-based design; H-B: hospital-based design; M (%): male (percent); BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. *Information not available. Data are expressed as mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.
