Research Article

APOE Genetic Polymorphism rs7412 T/T Genotype May Be a Risk Factor for Essential Hypertension among Hakka People in Southern China

Table 5

Association of APOE rs429358, rs7412, and MTHFR rs1801133 polymorphisms with hypertension.

SNPModelGenotypeHypertension (n = 2,850)Control (n = 2,034)Univariate OR (95% CI) valuesMultivariate OR (95% CI) values

APOE rs429358
Co-dominantT/T2320 (81.40%)1633 (80.29%)1.000 (reference)
T/C506 (17.75%)382 (18.78%)0.932 (0.805–1.080)0.3510.929 (0.801–1.078)0.333
C/C24 (0.84%)19 (0.93%)0.889 (0.485–1.628)0.7030.901 (0.490–1.657)0.738
DominantT/T2320 (81.40%)1633 (80.29%)
T/C + C/C530 (18.60%)401 (19.71%)0.930 (0.805–1.075)0.3270.928 (0.802–1.074)0.316
RecessiveT/T + T/C2826 (99.16%)2015 (99.07%)
C/C24 (0.84%)19 (0.93%)0.901 (0.492–1.649)0.7340.918 (0.500–1.689)0.784

APOE rs7412
Co-dominantC/C2464 (86.46%)1758 (86.43%)1.000 (reference)
C/T365 (12.81%)270 (13.27%)0.965 (0.815–1.142)0.6750.950 (0.802–1.127)0.559
T/T21 (0.74%)6 (0.29%)2.497 (1.006–6.200)0.0492.682 (1.072–6.710)0.035
DominantC/C2464 (86.46%)1758 (86.43%)1.000 (reference)
C/T + T/T386 (13.54%)276 (13.57%)0.998 (0.845–1.178)0.9800.987 (0.834–1.167)0.874
RecessiveC/C + C/T2829 (99.26%)2028 (99.71%)1.000 (reference)
T/T21 (0.74%)6 (0.29%)2.509 (1.011–6.227)0.0472.689 (1.075–6.729)0.034

APOE allele
ɛ2 carriera341 (11.96%)246 (12.09%)0.989 (0.830–1.178)0.9010.976 (0.818–1.164)0.783
ɛ4 carrierb485 (17.02%)371 (18.24%)0.920 (0.793–1.068)0.2750.917 (0.789–1.066)0.260

MTHFR rs1801133
Co-dominantC/C1573 (55.19%)1145 (56.29%)1.000 (reference)
C/T1091 (38.28%)762 (37.46%)1.042 (0.924–1.175)0.4991.048 (0.929–1.183)0.444
T/T186 (6.53%)127 (6.24%)1.066 (0.840–1.353)0.5981.077 (0.847–1.369)0.545
DominantC/C1573 (55.19%)1145 (56.29%)1.000 (reference)
C/T + T/T1277 (44.81%)889 (43.71%)1.046 (0.932–1.173)0.4461.052 (0.938–1.181)0.386
RecessiveC/C + C/T2664 (93.47%)1907 (93.76%)1.000 (reference)
T/T186 (6.53%)127 (6.24%)1.048 (0.830–1.324)0.6911.060 (0.837–1.341)0.630

a ɛ2/ɛ2 plus ɛ2/ɛ3, reference genotype: ɛ3/ɛ3 plus ɛ3/ɛ4 plus ɛ4/ɛ4. bɛ3/ɛ4 plus ɛ4/ɛ4, reference genotype: ɛ2/ɛ2 plus ɛ2/ɛ3 plus ɛ3/ɛ3.