Table 1

Distribution of selected characteristics by genotypes for each ABCB1 variant in the Seychelles


2677 G>T
3435 C>T


GG
GT
TT
CC
CT
TT

N
191
84
15
132
118
40

Age (years)
46.8 ± 12.2
46.2 ± 11.8
44.6 ± 12.5
46.0 ± 12.2
47.3 ± 11.5
45.8 ± 13.3
Proportion of women
0.57 ± 0.50
0.51 ± 0.50
0.47 ± 0.52
0.59 ± 0.49
0.51 ± 0.50
0.53 ± 0.51
BMIa (kg/m2)
28.0 ± 5.6
28.5 ± 5.0
26.8 ± 4.2
27.3 ± 5.2
29.0 ± 5.7
28.0 ± 4.9
MAPb (mm Hg)
101 ± 13
103 ± 14
98 ± 15
100 ± 14
103 ± 13
99 ± 14
FBGc (mmol/L)
4.6 ± 1.8
4.6 ± 1.7
4.5 ± 1.6
4.6 ± 1.6
4.7 ± 1.9
4.6 ± 1.5
Diabetes (prevalence)
0.08 ± 0.28
0.11 ± 0.31
0.07 ± 0.26
0.08 ± 0.27
0.09 ± 0.29
0.13 ± 0.33
Plasma Na (mmol/L)
140 ± 4
140 ± 4
139 ± 3
140 ± 4
140 ± 4
139 ± 3
Plasma K (mmol/L)
3.8 ± 0.3
3.7 ± 0.3
3.7 ± 0.4
3.7 ± 0.3
3.8 ± 0.3
3.7 ± 0.3
Urine Na (mmol/24 h)
106 ± 54
107 ± 56
104 ± 67
101 ± 54
108 ± 56
118 ± 57
Urine K (mmol/24 h)
44 ± 18
46 ± 18
35 ± 16
44 ± 17
45 ± 19
44 ± 17

Results presented are the mean ± s.d. For each variant, there was no significant trend across genotypes. aBMI: body mass index. bMAP: mean arterial pressure. cFBG: fasting blood glucose.

Bochud et al. BMC Medical Genomics 2008 1:21   doi:10.1186/1755-8794-1-21