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Table 1 Distribution of COMT Val158Met, depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD), stratified by gender

From: Association of Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT Val158Met) with future risk of cardiovascular disease in depressed individuals - a Swedish population-based cohort study

 

All (n = 3525)

Men (n = 1495)

Women (n = 2030)

n (%)

Depression

556 (15.8)

157 (10.5)

399 (19.7)

Cardiovascular disease

236 (6.7)

152 (10.2)

84 (4.1)

COMT Val 158 Meta

 Met/Met

1094 (31.0)

457 (30.6)

637 (31.4)

 Met/Val

1720 (48.0)

722 (48.3)

998 (49.2)

 Val/Val

711 (20.2)

316 (21.1)

395 (19.5)

 

Median (25th, 75th percentile)

Age [years]

46 (34, 55)

47 (35, 55)

45 (33, 54)

BMI [kg/m2]b

24.5 (22.5, 26.9)

25.3 (23.4, 27.4)

23.8 (22.0, 26.5)

  1. aMet/Met (A/A), Met/Val (A/G), Val/Val (G/G)
  2. bBMI: Body mass index
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