GDF15(MIC1) H6D Polymorphism Does Not Influence Cardiovascular Disease in a Latin American Population with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 4

Characteristics associated with allele C of the GDF15 rs1058587 SNP in RA patients.

Variable	Allele C (CC/CG)	Allele G (GG)		value
	300/310 (96.7)	10/310 (3.22)
	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)
Diastolic blood pressure	80.662 (10.437)	88.333 (8.66)		0.0286
Body mass index	25.326 (4.691)	29.322 (4.177)		0.0457
Variable	Allele C	Allele G	OR (95% CI)	value
	(%)	(%)
Current smoking	45/300 (15)	4/10 (40)	0.14 (0.02–0.80)	0.016
Obesity	15/300 (5)	3/10 (30)	0.09 (0.009–0.97)	0.0175
CVD	124/300 (41.3)	6/10 (60)		NS

CVD: cardiovascular disease; IQR: interquartile range; RA: rheumatoid arthritis.