Table 3 Plasma renin activity (PRA) levels according to genotypes and genders in both the cases and controls. Values are expressed in ngAI/ml/hr ± standard deviation. Values in parentheses represent the number of subjects.

MM

2.77 ± 1.69 (15)

2.54 ± 1.24 (44)

3.68 ± 2.14 (13)

3.29 ± 2.97 (20)

3.19 ± 1.93 (28)

2.77 ± 1.96 (64)

0.118^a

MT

3.16 ± 1.29 (6)

2.65 ± 1.24 (12)

3.88 ± 2.90 (13)

3.95 ± 2.51 (33)

3.65 ± 2.49 (19)

3.61 ± 2.31 (45)

0.292^e

TT

1.47 ± 1.38 (2)

2.08 ± 1.28 (8)

2.56 ± 1.47 (7)

4.45 ± 2.34 (15)

2.32 ± 1.45 (9)

3.63 ± 2.31 (23)

0.129^f

Total

2.76 ± 1.57 (23)

2.50 ± 1.24 (64)

3.52 ± 2.35 (33)

3.87 ± 2.62 (68)

3.21 ± 2.09 (56)

3.21 ± 2.17 (132)

2.57 ± 1.32 (87)

3.75 ± 2.53 (101)

3.21 ± 2.14 (188)

p ^§

0.434^b

0.521^c

0.997^d

<0.001^g