Table 3.
Echocardiographic features of hypertensive patients according to the C242T polymorphism
| Variable | Campinas | p | Vitória | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genotype (N) | CT + TT (249) | CC (192) | CT + TT (65) | CC (55) | ||
| Interventricular septum, mm | 10.9 ± 0.1 | 10.7 ± 0.1 | 0.089 | 9.1 ± 0.1 | 8.8 ± 0.1 | 0.141 |
| Posterior wall thickness, mm | 10.9 ± 0.1 | 10.5 ± 0.1 | 0.010 | 8.8 ± 0.1 | 8.7 ± 0.1 | 0.402 |
| LV end-diastolic diameter, mm | 50.9 ± 0.4 | 49.7 ± 0.4 | 0.047 | 48.8 ± 0.7 | 47.8 ± 0.6 | 0.272 |
| Relative wall thickness | 0.433 ± 0.004 | 0.425 ± 0.005 | 0.387 | 0.364 ± 0.005 | 0.362 ± 0.006 | 0.825 |
| LV Mass/height 2.7, g/m2.7 | 76.8 ± 1.6 | 70.9 ± 1.4 | 0.009 | 45.6 ± 1.9 | 39.9 ± 1.4 | 0.023 |
LV - left ventricular.