Research Article

Association of FMO3 Variants with Blood Pressure in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Table 6

Gene-based tests for the association of FMO3 with SBP and DBP.

OutcomeTestEuropean AmericansAfrican Americans
EstimateP-valueEstimateP-value

SBPSKAT-0.008-0.34
Burden1.740.04-0.570.43
DBPSKAT-0.13-0.66
Burden0.340.520.170.70

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SKAT, Sequence Kernel Association Test.
Variants with MAF < 5% were included (European Americans: 62 variants; African Americans: 41 variants).