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. 2022 Sep 16;17(9):e0274880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274880

Table 3. Genotype distribution in professional athletes, elite endurance athletes, professional football players and non-athletes of cardiorespiratory fitness polymorphisms.

Symbol Gene Polymorphism dbSNP Genotype Score Professional athletes Elite endurance athletes Professional football players Elite endurance athletes vs. Professional football players p-value non-athletes Professional athletes vs. non-athletes p-value Elite endurance athletes vs. non-athletes p-value Professional football players vs. non-athletes p-value
ACE Angiotensin I-converting enzyme Alu 287bp (I/D) rs4340 2 = II 38 (13.0%) 25 (15.6%) 13 (9.8%) 0.175 16 (10.1%) 0.034 0.011 0.276
1 = ID 114 (39.1%) 56 (35.0%) 58 (43.9%) 82 (51.2%)
0 = DD 140 (47.9%) 79 (49.4%) 61 (46.3%) 62 (38.7%)
NOS3 Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 c.-786T>C rs2070744 2 = TT 130 (44.6%) 82 (51.2%) 48 (36.4%) 0.037 48 (30.3%) 0.044 0.005 0.506
1 = TC 114 (39.0%) 54 (33.8%) 60 (45.5%) 67 (41.8%)
0 = CC 48 (16.4%) 24 (15.0%) 24 (18.1%) 45 (27.9%)
NOS3 Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 c.894G>T rs1799983 2 = GG 137 (46.9%) 71 (44.4%) 66 (50.0%) 0.406 63 (39.1%) 0.227 0.329 0.201
1 = GT 136 (46.6%) 80 (50.0%) 56 (42.4%) 81 (50.8%)
0 = TT 19 (6.5%) 9 (5.6%) 10 (7.6%) 16 (10.1%)
ADRA2A Adrenoceptor α-2a c.-1291C>G rs1800544 2 = CC 135 (46.2%) 71 (44.2%) 64 (48.5%) 0.759 90 (56.4%) 0.010 0.008 0.033
1 = GC 123 (42.3%) 69 (43.5%) 54 (40.9%) 66 (41.3%)
0 = GG 34 (11.5%) 20 (12.3%) 14 (10.6%) 4 (2.3%)
ADRB2 Adrenergic receptor β-2 c.46A>G rs1042713 2 = AA 33 (11.3%) 15 (9.4%) 18 (13.6%) 0.034 14 (9.1%) 0.607 0.751 0.119
1 = GA 146 (50.0%) 91 (56.9%) 55 (41.7%) 87 (54.4%)
0 = GG 113 (38.7%) 54 (33.7%) 59 (44.7%) 59 (36.5%)
ADRB2 Adrenergic receptor β-2 c.79C>G rs1042714 2 = CC 92 (31.5%) 43 (26.9%) 49 (37.1%) 0.056 26 (16.0%) <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
1 = GC 164 (56.2%) 100 (62.5%) 64 (48.5%) 77 (48.3%)
0 = GG 36 (12.3%) 17 (10.6%) 19 (14.4%) 57 (35.7%)
BDKRB2 Bradykinin Receptor β2 +9 pb/-9 pb rs5810761 2 = -9/-9 74 (25.3%) 33 (20.6%) 41 (31.1%) <0.001 38 (23.8%) 0.153 0.003 0.373
1 = -9/+9 129 (44.2%) 61 (38.1%) 68 (51.5%) 84 (52.4%)
0 = +9/+9 89 (30.5%) 66 (41.3%) 23 (17.4%) 38 (23.8%)