title: Association of ACE (I/D) polymorphism with metabolic syndrome and hypertension in two ethnic groups in Slovakia.
abstract: The objective of this study was to examine the influence of ACE (I/D) genotypes on recognized risk variables for hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome in two ethnic population samples from Slovakia. A total of 150 Romany subjects (68 males and 82 females) and 167 Slovaks (45 males and 122 females) were examined. They were interviewed during a medical examination and they were investigated with respect to a variety of aspects such as medical, anthropometrical and life-style. The studied subjects were defined as hypertensive if the blood pressure was > or = 140/90 mm Hg and Metabolic Syndrome (MS) was defined according to criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III-(NCEP ATPIII). ACE (I/D) polymorphism was subsequently determined by PCR amplification of the ACE gene sequence. In the entire sample, the frequency of the mutant D allele was higher in the Slovak subjects (D = 0.527) than in the Romany subjects (D = 0.447), but the difference was not significant (p = 0.053). Neither the Slovak nor the Romany normotensive and hypertensive subjects differed significantly in the distribution of the three ACE genotypes (Slovak p = 0.169, Romany p = 0.116). In both ethnic samples hypertensive men prevailed (Slovak 51.1% vs. Romany 44.1%). The features of Metabolic Syndrome were identified in both samples; they occurred in 33.3% of Slovak men and 14.8% Slovak women vs. 42.9% of Romany men and 32.4% Romany women. Regression analysis showed no association between ACE genotypes and hypertension nor between ACE genotypes and MS in these Slovak population samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Danková
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Siváková
authors.forename: Lenka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luptáková
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blazícek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D054643:INDEL Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D018154:Slovakia; D055815:Young Adult