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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Free Radic Biol Med. 2014 Mar 24;71:208–220. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.03.018

Table 2.

Association of ALDH2 genetic polymorphisms with longevity in Chinese

ALDH2 (Lys504Glu)
Genetic polymorphisms
Control
(y < 90)
Macrobian
(y ≥ 90)
Odds ratio
(95% CI)
P value
Normal Activity G/G) 267/344
(77.6%)
261/397
(65.7%)
1 p < 0.05
Intermediate Activity (G/A) 72/344
(20.9%)
130/397
(32.8%)
0.554
(0.399–0.768)
Weak Activity (A/A) 5/344
(1.5%)
6/397
(1.5%)
Phenotypes G 303
88.08%
326
82.12%
1 p < 0.05
A 41
11.92%
71
17.88%
0.621
(0.410–0.941)