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Table 3 MMSE severity by ACE I/D genotypes and alleles in Alzheimer’s patients

From: Association between an angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and Alzheimer’s disease in a Tunisian population

ACE I/D genotype and alleles n (%)

N = 60

MMSE ranges n% (C, R, T)

Severe vs. moderate

Severe vs. mild

0–9 (severe) N = 26

10–18 (moderate) N = 22

19–23 (mild) N = 12

OR [CI 95%]

p values

II 5 (8)

0

(0, 0, 0)

2

(9, 40, 3)

3

(25, 60, 5)

96 [3.2–2800] (*)

.13

.002

ID 24 (40)

6

(23, 25, 10)

10

(45, 42, 17)

8

(67, 33, 13)

3.3 [.94–12]

27 [2.8–260]

.07

< 10 −3

II + ID 29 (48)

6

(23, 21, 10)

12

(55, 41, 20)

11

(92, 38, 18)

4 [1.2–14]

37 [3.9–340

.04

< 10 −3

DD 31 (52)

20

(77, 65, 33)

10

(45, 32, 17)

1

(8, 3, 2)

I 34 (28)

6

(12, 18, 5)

14

(32, 41, 12)

14

(58, 41, 12)

3.6 [1.2–10]

11 [3.3–35]

.02

< 10 −3

D 86 (72)

46

(88, 53, 38)

30

(68, 35, 25)

10

(42, 12, 8)

  1. DD versus II, ID, and I* genotypes; Statistics calculated using Fisher’s exact test; (*) Haldane’s correction used; CI confidence interval, % (C, R, T) column %, row %, % of total (all % rounded to nearest whole percentage point), OR odds ratio, p value probability value
  2. Significant p values are in italics