Table 1.
ACE and ACTN3 genotype distributions among swimmers and control subjects
| Group | ACE | ACTN3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| DD* | ID | II | RR* | RX | XX | |
| LDS (n=49) | 3 (1.9) | 25 (8.5)† | 21 (16.7)† | 15 (6.2) | 27 (10.8) | 7 (8.5) |
| SDS (n=147) | 37 (23.7) | 80 (27.3) | 30 (23.8) | 71 (29.3) | 56 (22.3) | 20 (24.4) |
| Control (n=379) | 116 (74.4) | 188 (64.2) | 75(59.5) | 156 (64.5) | 168 (66.9) | 55 (67.1) |
ACE: LR Chi-square 22.58 df=4, p=0.0002; ACTN3: LR Chi-square 5.60, df=4, p=0.231); LDS – long distance swimmers; SDS – short distance swimmers;
*
reference genotype for comparisons;
†
significant when compared with reference genotype relative to the control group