Background
Methods
Participant samples
Ethics, consent and permissions
Clinical variables collection
Genotype determination
Statistical analysis
Results
Baseline characteristics
Variables | CAD cases (n = 335) | Controls (n = 372) | P values |
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Age (years) | 66.66 ± 11.00 | 58.11 ± 11.53 | <.001 |
Sex (male), n (%) | 196 (58.5) | 175 (47.0) | .002 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.24 ± 3.40 | 25.09 ± 4.39 | .648 |
Smoking, n (%) | 105(31.3) | 101 (27.2) | .221 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 245 (73.1) | 217 (58.3) | <.001 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.49 ± 1.24 | 4.64 ± 1.55 | .196 |
T2DM, n (%) | 92 (27.5) | 58 (15.6) | <.001 |
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 6.06 ± 1.76 | 5.70 ± 1.62 | .005 |
Number of vessels involved, n (%) | |||
one | 173 (51.6) | ||
two | 85 (25.4) | ||
three | 77 (23.0) |
Variables | CAD (n = 335) subgroups | Controls (n = 372) | |||||
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SCAD(n = 282) |
P
| NSTEMI(n = 28) |
P
| STEMI(n = 25) |
P
| ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Age (years) | 66.44 ± 10.98 | < 0.001 | 69.46 ± 11.21 | < 0.001 | 66.04 ± 11.20 | 0.001 | 58.11 ± 11.53 |
Sex (male) | 159 (56.4) | 0.018 | 22 (78.6) | 0.001 | 15 (60.0) | 0.222 | 175 (47.0) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.53 ± 3.70 | 0.227 | 25.34 ± 4.37 | 0.826 | 23.07 ± 2.78 | 0.054 | 25.09 ± 4.39 |
Smoking, n (%) | 80 (28.4) | 0.730 | 15 (53.6) | 0.005 | 10 (40.0) | 0.172 | 101 (27.2) |
Hypertension, n (%) | 215 (76.2) | < 0.001 | 17 (60.7) | 0.845 | 13 (46.4) | 0.538 | 217 (58.3) |
Total cholesterol(mmol/L) | 4.49 ± 1.26 | 0.239 | 4.41 ± 1.14 | 0.464 | 4.51 ± 1.11 | 0.689 | 4.64 ± 1.55 |
T2DM, n (%) | 71 (25.2) | 0.002 | 11 (39.3) | 0.003 | 10 (40.0) | 0.004 | 58 (15.6) |
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.97 (1.66) | 0.038 | 6.40 ± 1.65 | 0.027 | 6.75 ± 2.65 | 0.061 | 5.70 ± 1.62 |
Number of vessels involved, n (%) | |||||||
one | 163 (57.8) | 6 (21.4) | 4 (16.0) | ||||
two | 67 (27.8) | 10 (35.7) | 8 (32.0) | ||||
three | 52 (18.4) | 12 (42.9) | 13 (52.0) |
Analysis of genotype frequencies
Genotypes | Control (n = 372) | CAD cases (n = 335) | OR (95% CI) |
P
| Multiple adjusted OR a (95% CI) |
P
|
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n (%) | n (%) | |||||
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GG | 206 (55.4) | 162 (48.4) | 0.76 (0.56–1.02) | .062 | 0.67 (0.47–0.97) | .035 |
GT | 137 (36.8) | 127 (37.9) | 1.05 (0.77–1.42) | .766 | 1.27 (0.87–1.86) | .210 |
TT | 29 (7.8) | 46 (13.7) | 1.88 (1.15–3.07) | .014 | 1.58 (0.86–2.89) | .142 |
Additive model | 2.02 (1.21–3.35) | .008 | 1.82 (0.97–3.42) | .063 | ||
Dominant model | 1.33 (0.99–1.78) | .062 | 1.48 (1.03–2.14) | .035 | ||
Additive model: TT vs. GG. Dominant model: (TT + GT) vs. GG | ||||||
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CC | 98 (26.3) | 91 (27.2) | 0.96 (0.69–1.34) | .806 | 1.02 (0.80–1.50) | .912 |
CT | 157 (42.2) | 155 (46.3) | 0.85 (0.63–1.14) | .277 | 1.20 (0.85–1.69) | .295 |
TT | 102 (27.4) | 70 (20.9) | 1.43 (1.01–2.03) | .044 | 0.74 (0.50–1.10) | .139 |
Additive model | 1.35 (0.89–2.05) | .155 | 0.75 (0.44–1.27) | .282 | ||
Dominant model | 1.07 (0.76–1.50) | .698 | 1.06 (0.70–1.60) | .797 | ||
Additive model: TT vs. CC. Dominant model: (TT + CT) vs. CC |
Gene-sex, gene-hypertension, and gene-smoking interactions
Variables | Controls | CAD cases | OR (95% CI) |
P
| Adjusted ORa (95% CI) |
P
| |
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n (%) | n (%) | ||||||
Rs7396366 | Sex | ||||||
GG | Female | 100 (26.9) | 65 (19.4) | 0.66 (0.46–0.93) | .019 | 0.58 (0.37–0.91) | .018 |
GG | Male | 106 (28.5) | 97 (29.0) | 1.02 (0.74–1.42) | .892 | 1.02 (0.67–1.54) | .929 |
GT + TT | Female | 98 (26.3) | 74 (22.1) | 0.79 (0.56–1.12) | .188 | 0.75 (0.48–1.16) | .198 |
GT + TT | Male | 68 (18.3) | 99 (29.6) | 1.88 (1.32–2.67) | <.001 | 2.29 (1.44–3.59) | <.001 |
Rs7396366 | Hypertension | ||||||
GG | No | 93 (25.0) | 43 (12.8) | 0.44 (0.30–0.66) | <.001 | 0.52 (0.32–0.84) | .007 |
GG | Yes | 113 (30.4) | 119 (35.5) | 1.26 (0.92–1.73) | .146 | 0.97 (0.66–1.43) | .876 |
GT + TT | No | 104 (28.0) | 47 (14.0) | 0.42 (0.29–0.62) | <.001 | 1.13 (0.68–1.89) | .641 |
GT + TT | Yes | 62 (16.7) | 126 (37.6) | 3.01 (2.12–4.28) | <.001 | 1.50 (1.02–2.21) | .038 |
Rs7396366 | T2DM | ||||||
GG | No | 173 (46.5) | 122 (36.4) | 0.66 (0.49–0.89) | .007 | 0.68 (0.46–0.99) | .042 |
GG | Yes | 33 (8.9) | 40 (11.9) | 1.39 (0.86–2.27) | .216 | 0.91 (0.50–1.64) | .748 |
GT + TT | No | 141 (37.9) | 121 (36.1) | 0.93 (0.68–1.26) | .624 | 1.13 (0.77–1.65) | .545 |
GT + TT | Yes | 25 (6.7) | 52 (15.5) | 2.55 (1.54–4.21) | <.001 | 2.33 (1.24–4.38) | .009 |
The association between clinical risk factors and the severity of CAD
Variables | Number of vessels involved |
P
| |||
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0 (n = 372) | 1 (n = 173) | 2 (n = 85) | 3 (n = 77) | ||
Age (years) | 58.11 ± 11.53 | 65.67 ± 10.81 | 66.65 ± 11.29 | 68.90 ± 10.95 | <.001 |
Sex (male) | 175 (47.0) | 88 (50.9) | 58 (68.2) | 53 (68.8) | <.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.09 ± 4.39 | 25.25 ± 3.57 | 25.64 ± 3.93 | 24.84 ± 3.87 | .356 |
Smoking, n (%) | 101 (27.2) | 47 (27.2) | 29 (34.1) | 29 (37.7) | .190 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 217 (58.3) | 125 (72.3) | 66 (77.6) | 54 (79.1) | <.001 |
Total cholesterol(mmol/L) | 4.64 ± 1.55 | 4.66 ± 1.21 | 4.40 ± 1.35 | 4.19 ± 1.11 | .037 |
T2DM, n (%) | 58 (15.6) | 37 (21.4) | 23 (27.1) | 32 (41.6) | <.001 |
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.70 ± 1.62 | 6.02 ± 1.87 | 6.06 ± 1.65 | 6.16 ± 1.61 | .039 |
Rs7396366 | |||||
GG | 206 (55.4) | 89 (51.4) | 30 (35.3) | 43 (55.8) | .009 |
GT | 137 (36.8) | 63 (36.4) | 45 (52.9) | 19 (24.7) | .003 |
TT | 29 (7.8) | 21 (12.1) | 10 (11.8) | 15 (19.5) | .018 |
Genotypes | SCAD cases (n = 282) | ACS cases (n = 53) | OR (95% CI) |
P
| Multiple adjusted OR a (95% CI) |
P
|
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n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Rs7396366 | ||||||
GG | 136 (48.2) | 26 (49.1) | 1.03 (0.58–1.86) | .912 | 1.10 (0.60–2.04) | .755 |
GT | 105 (37.2) | 22 (41.5) | 1.20 (0.66–2.17) | .556 | 1.25 (0.67–2.33) | .484 |
TT | 241 (14.5) | 5 (9.4) | 0.61 (0.23–1.63) | .322 | 0.49 (0.18–1.36) | .172 |
Additive model | 0.64 (0.23–1.76) | .525 | 0.47 (0.18–1.38) | .170 | ||
Dominant model | 0.97 (0.54–1.74) | .912 | 0.91 (0.49–1.68) | .755 | ||
Additive model: TT vs. GG. Dominant model: (TT + GT) vs. GG |
Variables | One-vessel disease | Two-vessel disease | Three-vessel disease | |||
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OR (95% CI) |
P
| OR (95% CI) |
P
| OR (95% CI) |
P
| |
Age | – | <.001 | – | <.001 | – | <.001 |
Sex | 1.17 (0.81–1.67) | .406 | 2.42 (1.47–3.99) | <.001 | 2.49 (1.47–4.20) | <.001 |
BMI | – | .703 | – | .343 | – | .727 |
Smoking | 1.00 (0.67–1.50) | .997 | 1.39 (0.84–2.30) | .230 | 1.62 (0.97–2.71) | .073 |
Hypertension | 1.86 (1.26–2.75) | .002 | 2.48 (1.43–4.30) | .001 | 1.67 (0.99–2.85) | .054 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | – | .848 | – | .215 | – | .018 |
T2DM | 1.47 (0.93–2.33) | .115 | 2.01 (1.15–3.50) | .018 | 3.85 (2.26–6.56) | <.001 |
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | – | .040 | – | .066 | – | .023 |
Rs7396366(TT) | 1.63 (0.90–2.96) | .112 | 1.58 (0.74–3.38) | .280 | 2.86 (1.45–5.65) | .005 |
Rs7396366 (TT vs. GG) | 1.68(0.91–3.10) | .103 | 2.37 (1.05–5.35) | .048 | 2.48 (1.23–5.01) | .014 |