Table 3.
Polygenic influence of variants in the CBS, MS, MTRR and MTHFR genes on tHcy concentrations before (y 0, y 7) and after (y 15) folic acid fortification in 997 Caucasians and 692 African Americans in the CARDIA study.
| Variable | y 0, 1985 | y 7, 1992 | y 15, 2000 | y 0 – 15 | y 7 – 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian | P-value for modela | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 |
| R square for model | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.05 | |
| P-value for F-testb | ||||||
| CBS 844ins68 | 0.61 | 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.91 | 0.98 | |
| MS 2756A>G | 0.44 | 0.84 | 0.33 | 0.71 | 0.43 | |
| MTRR 66A>G | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.64 | |
| MTHFR 677C>T | <.001 | <.001 | 0.004 | <.001 | <.001 | |
| MTHFR 1298A>C | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.64 | |
| African American | P-value for modela | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | 0.015 | <.001 |
| R square for model | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.17 | |
| P-value for F-testb | ||||||
| CBS 844ins68 | 0.48 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 0.95 | 0.35 | |
| MS 2756A>G | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.007 | 0.73 | 0.88 | |
| MTRR 66A>G | 0.5 | 0.93 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.58 | |
| MTHFR 677C>T | 0.003 | <.001 | 0.17 | 0.001 | <.001 | |
| MTHFR 1298A>C | 0.34 | 0.3 | 0.69 | 0.82 | 0.75 |
Codominant model was contructed for the genetic variants
ANOVA was used to identify significant association between genetic variants and tHcy after adjusting for other genes.