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Table 2 Dominant and recessive models for determining systemic arterial hypertension in Brazilian women of African descent

From: Prevalence of IGFBP3, NOS3 and TCF7L2 polymorphisms and their association with hypertension: a population-based study with Brazilian women of African descent

Models

Hypertension (%)

*PR (95% CI)

P

Dominant

(NOS3 GG) + (IGFBP3 GG)

21.3

1

–

(NOS3 TT + GT) + (IGFBP3 AG + AA)

34.7

1.42 (1.12–1.79)

0.003

Recessive

(NOS3 GG + GT) + ( IGFBP3 GG + AG)

26.5

1

–

(NOS3 TT) + (IGFBP3 AA)

77.0

2.07 (1.78–2.42)

 < 0.001

  1. Prevalence ratios (PR) and respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) adjusted by Poisson regression using the risk factors: age group (30.1–40.0), age group (40.1–59, 0), income supplementation program, overweight (BMI ≥ 25– < 30), obesity (BMI ≥ 30), HDL-C and diabetes mellitus; *hypertension: systemic arterial hypertension
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