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Table 3 Echocardiographic variables in the whole study population according to the β1AR Arg389 homozygotes and Gly389 carriers.

From: Association of the beta-1 adrenergic receptor carboxyl terminal variants with left ventricular hypertrophy among diabetic and non-diabetic survivors of acute myocardial infarction

 

Total

n = 452

 
 

Arg homozygotes

n = 258 (57.1%)

Gly carriers

n = 194 (42.9%)

p value

LVMI

62.7 ± 19.1

58.4 ± 19.8

0.023

IVSd (mm)

13.2 ± 3.1

12.3 ± 2.7

0.004

LVIDd (mm)

49.8 ± 7.3

49.9 ± 6.7

NS

LVPWd (mm)

12.9 ± 3.6

12.5 ± 3.6

NS

EF

45.9 ± 8.7

46.2 ± 8.7

NS

  1. ANCOVA was performed to compare the genotype groups. The polymorphism was set as a fixed factor. Age and BMI were added as co-variables to adjust the results. For abbreviations, see Table 2. Data are presented as mean ± S.D.