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. 2013 Feb 26;26(5):643–656. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hps099

Table 3.

Blood pressure responses to dietary sodium interventions according to DDAH1, VWF, and COL18A1 genotypes

HGNC symbol Genotype No. Response to low-sodium intervention (95% CI) P Q Response to high-sodium intervention (95% CI) P Q
Systolic blood pressure
DDAH1 rs11161637 A/A 1021 −6.20 (−6.70 to −5.70) 0.0002 0.05 4.98 (4.56–5.40) 0.006 0.66
A/G 732 −5.38 (−5.87 to −4.88) 4.04 (3.60–4.48)
G/G 128 −4.02 (−5.33 to −2.70) 4.38 (3.29–5.47)
VWF rs2239153 T/T 681 −5.12 (−5.65 to −4.60) 0.0009 0.13 4.15 (3.68–4.62) 0.001 0.39
T/C 821 −6.06 (−6.61 to −5.52) 4.62 (4.19–5.05)
C/C 275 −6.54 (−7.40 to −5.68) 5.57 (4.82–6.32)
COL18A1 rs2838944 G/G 1605 −5.73 (−6.14 to −5.33) 0.90 0.94 4.69 (4.35–5.02) 0.01 0.94
G/A 263 −5.69 (−6.55 to −4.83) 3.89 (3.19–4.60)
A/A 9 −7.21 (−13.36 to −1.05) 2.00 (−0.50–4.49)
Diastolic blood pressure
DDAH1 rs11161637 A/A 1021 −3.01 (−3.43 to −2.60) 0.002 0.16 1.97 (1.61–2.32) 0.005 0.27
A/G 732 −2.46 (−2.87 to −2.05) 1.28 (0.88–1.69)
G/G 128 −1.66 (−2.64 to −0.68) 1.17 (0.21–2.13)
VWF rs2239153 T/T 681 −2.13 (−2.55 to −1.72) 0.0001 0.03 1.32 (0.89–1.74) 0.004 0.24
T/C 821 −3.09 (−3.54 to −2.64) 1.82 (1.43–2.20)
C/C 275 −3.38 (−4.08 to −2.67) 2.34 (1.71–2.96)
COL18A1 rs2838944 G/G 1605 −2.70 (−3.05 to −2.36) 0.78 0.89 1.83 (1.52–2.14) 0.0001 0.04
G/A 263 −2.70 (−3.39 to −2.02) 0.65 (0.00 –1.29)
A/A 9 −4.16 (−7.30 to −1.02) −1.03 (−3.45 to 1.38)
Mean arterial pressure
DDAH1 rs11161637 A/A 1021 −4.08 (−4.47 to −3.69) 0.0002 0.02 2.97 (2.63 to 3.31) 0.001 0.13
A/G 732 −3.43 (−3.83 to −3.04) 2.20 (1.83–2.57)
G/G 128 −2.45 (−3.42 to −1.48) 2.24 (1.35–3.12)
VWF rs2239153 T/T 681 −3.13 (−3.54 to −2.73) 4.4×10–5 0.01 2.26 (1.87–2.66) 0.0007 0.09
T/C 821 −4.08 (−4.51 to −3.65) 2.75 (2.40–3.10)
C/C 275 −4.43 (−5.11 to −3.76) 3.41 (2.83–4.00)
COL18A1 rs2838944 G/G 1605 −3.72 (−4.04 to −3.40) 0.82 0.97 2.78 (2.50–3.07) 0.0002 0.04
G/A 263 −3.70 (−4.37 to −3.03) 1.72 (1.13–2.31)
A/A 9 −5.16 (−9.12 to −1.20) −0.04 (−1.81 to 1.72)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COL18A1, collagen, type XVIII, alpha 1; DDAH1, dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1; HGNC, Human Genome Nomenclature Committee; VWF, von Willebrand factor.