Association of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Glutathione S-Transferase Gene Polymorphisms with Body Mass Index among Hypertensive North Indians

Autor:	Syed T. Raza, Zeba Siddiqi, Shania Abbas, Farzana Mahdi
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Glutathione Transferase Genetic Polymorphisms Hypertension Body Mass Index Obesity India Medicine
Zdroj:	Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp e477-485 (2015)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2075-051X 2075-0528
DOI:	10.18295/squmj.2015.15.04.006
Popis:	Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene polymorphisms with body mass index (BMI) in hypertensive North Indians. Methods: This case-control study was carried out between May 2013 and November 2014 at the Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow, India, and included 378 subjects divided into three groups. One group constituted 253 hypertensive individuals (sustained diastolic blood pressure of >90 mmHg and systolic blood pressure of >140 mmHg) who were subcategorised according to normal (
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