Table 5 of
Emam, Mol Vis 2014; 20:804-811.
Table 5. Nitrite/nitrate (NOX) plasma level (μM) in high-tension primary open-angle glaucoma patients (n=160) and controls (n=110) in Egyptians.
Parameters | Patients | Controls | P value* | ||||
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Number | NOX level | P value** | Number | NOX level | P value** | ||
NOS3 T-786C (rs2070744) | |||||||
TT | 63 | 26.3±4.2 | 60 | 26.4±4.1 | 0.89 | ||
TC+CC | 97 | 21.1±3.9 | <0.001 | 50 | 21.8±3.7 | <0.001 | 0.3 |
NOS3 Glu298Asp (rs1799983) | |||||||
Glu/Glu | 81 | 23.6±4.0 | 63 | 24.6±4.1 | 0.14 | ||
Glu/Asp+Asp/Asp | 79 | 22.7±3.9 | 0.15 | 47 | 23.9±3.9 | 0.37 | 0.1 |
NOS3 intron 4 polymorphism | |||||||
b/b | 110 | 23.4±3.9 | 70 | 24.5±4.1 | 0.07 | ||
b/a+a/a | 50 | 22.6±4.2 | 0.24 | 40 | 24.0±4.1 | 0.54 | 0.12 |
Total | 160 | 23.1±3.8 | 110 | 24.3±4.1 | 0.01 |