Table 4

Relative risk for myocardial infarction in OSA patients heterozygous for β2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms.


n (%)
Relative risk for myocardial infarction: odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
P

All
429


Heterozygote: Cys-47Arg
195 (45.2)
0.32 (0.13–0.82)
0.012
Heterozygote: Arg16Gly
197 (45.9)
0.39 (0.16–0.94)
0.031
Heterozygote: Gln27Glu
202 (47.1)
0.37 (0.15–0.89)
0.023
Haplotype Cys-47Arg/Arg16Gly/Gln27Glu
113 (26.3)
0.21 (0.05–0.90)
0.023

Significant P factors are shown in bold.

Bartels et al. BMC Medicine 2007 5:1   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-5-1