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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2013 Sep;23(9):470–478. doi: 10.1097/FPC.0b013e328363c137

Table 1.

Participant characteristics of angioedema cases and ACE inhibitor-exposed controls in the Nashville/Marshfield GWAS

Cases (175) [n (%)] Controls (489) [n (%)]
Age (years) 58.4±14.1 61.7±13.1
Sex (male : female) 79 (45.1) : 96 (54.9) 229 (46.8) : 260 (53.2)
Race (unknown : African : European) 0 : 66 (37.7) : 109 (62.3) 2 (0.4) : 157 (32.1) : 330 (67.5)
Current smoker (unknown : no : yes) 28 (16.0) : 110 (62.9) : 37 (21.1) 110 (22.5) : 288 (59.0) : 91 (18.6)
Diabetic (missing : no : yes) 1 (0.6) : 116 (66.3) : 58 (33.1) 7 (1.4) : 300 (61.4) : 182 (37.2)
Seasonal allergy (missing : no : yes) 47 (26.9) : 43 (24.6) : 85 (48.6) 152 (31.1) : 183 (37.4) : 154 (31.5)
Current ACE inhibitor (missing : no : yes) 1 (0.6) : 117 (66.9) : 57 (32.6) 7 (1.4) : 143 (29.4) : 339 (69.3)

At Vanderbilt, some cases were ascertained during their acute episode of angioedema and were thus taking an ACE inhibitor at the time of ascertainment. ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme.