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Cardiovascular Disease and Estrogen Receptor Alpha Polymorphisms

Table 1: Prevalence of c. 454-397T>C variant

Subjects

Ethnic group

N

c. 454-397T>C

Reference

 

 

 

TT
N (%)

TC
N (%)

CC
N (%)

T allele frequency (%)

 

US men and women (offspring cohort of Framingham Heart Study); mean age 60

Caucasian

1561

475 (30)

776 (50)

310 (20)

55

Shearman et al.

US postmenopausal women (Estrogen Replacement and Atherosclerosis Study)

Caucasian

309

*89 (28.8)

*162 (52.3)

*58 (18.9)

54.8

Herrington et al.

US postmenopausal women (mid-western)

Caucasian

108

28 (*26)

54 (*50)

26 (*24)

51

Deng et al.

US women (Michigan Bone Health Study); age 24-44

Caucasian

442

*84 (19)

*234 (53)

*124 (28)

*45

Sowers et al.

Japanese men (age 36-59) and postmenopausal women without cardiac history and unrelated to other participants

Japanese

94

34 (36.2)

46 (48.9)

14 (14.9)

60.6

Matsubara et al.

* calculated by reviewer

Note: The numbers reported by Sowers et al. may have interchanged the values for TT and CC, thus yielding a lower T allele frequency than is shown by others for a similar control cohort.

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Table 2: Prevalence of c. 454-351A>G variant

Subjects

Ethnic group

N

c. 454-351A>G

Reference

 

 

 

AA
N (%)

AG
N (%)

GG N (%)

A allele frequency (%)

 

US men and women (offspring cohort of Framingham Heart Study); mean age 60

Caucasian

1559

645 (40)

712 (48)

199 (16)

60

Shearman et al.

US postmenopausal women (Estrogen Replacement and Atherosclerosis Study)

Caucasian

309

*127 (41.1)

*154 (49.7)

*29 (9.3)

65.7

Herrington et al.

US women (Michigan Bone Health Study); age 24-44

Caucasian

442

*177 (40)

*221 (50)

*44 (10)

*65

Sowers et al.

Japanese men (age 36-59) and postmenopausal women without cardiac history and unrelated to other participants

Japanese

89

60 (67.4)

25 (28.1)

4 (4.5)

81.5

Matsubara et al.

* calculated by reviewer

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Table 3: Prevalence c. 30T>C variant

Subjects

Ethnic group

N

c. 30T>C

Reference

 

 

 

TT
N (%)

TC
N (%)

CC N (%)

T allele frequency (%)

 

US men and women (offspring cohort of Framingham Heart Study); mean age 60

Caucasian

1559

645 (40)

712 (48)

199 (16)

60

Shearman et al.

US postmenopausal women (Estrogen Replacement and Atherosclerosis Study)

Caucasian

309

*127 (41.1)

*154 (49.7)

*29 (9.3)

65.7

Herrington et al.

* calculated by reviewer

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Table 4: c.975C>G variant

Subjects

Ethnic group

N

c. 975C>G

Reference

 

 

 

CC
N (%)

CG
N (%)

GG N (%)

C allele frequency (%)

 

US men and women (offspring cohort of Framingham Heart Study); mean age 60

Caucasian

1464

859 (58)

518 (35)

87 (5)

76

Shearman et al.

US postmenopausal women (Estrogen Replacement and Atherosclerosis Study)

Caucasian

309

*170 (55.1)

*116 (37.5)

*37 (7.3)

73.9

Herrington et al.

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Table 5: Deviations of ESR1 genotype frequencies from HWE (adapted from Shearman et al., Table 3)

Polymorphism

Genotype Frequency

HWE (p)

c.454-397T>C

TT
Obs(%):
*(Exp(%)

TC
Obs(%):
*Exp(%)

CC
Obs(%):
*Exp(%)

T allele frequency (%)

 

All M and F studied (N=1739)

525 (30)
526 (30)

862 (50)
860 (50)

352 (20)
352 (20)

55

0.96

Total CVD
(N=178)

50 (28)
48 (27)

86 (48)
89 (50)

42 (24)
41 (23)

52

0.67

Major CVD
(N=84)

34 (28)
19 (23)

24 (41)
42 (50)

26 (31)
23 (27)

48

0.10

Acute MI
(N=59)

16 (27)
12 (20)

21 (36)
29 (50)

22 (37)
18 (30)

45

0.03

c. 975C>G

CC
Obs(%):
*(Exp(%)

CG
Obs(%):
*Exp(%)

GG
Obs(%):
*Exp(%)

C allele frequency (%)

 

All M and F studied (N=1638)

975 (60)
971 (59)

562 (34)
580 (35)

101 (6)
87 (5)

77

0.10

Total CVD
(N=174)

116 (67)
109 (62)

44 (25)
58 (33)

14 (8)
8 (5)

79

0.002

Major CVD
(N=82)

55 (67)
55 (67)

24 (29)
24 (29)

3 (4)
3 (4)

82

0.85

Acute MI
(N=59)

39 (66)
39 (66)

18 (31)
18 (31)

2 (3)
2 (3)

81

0.97

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Table 6: ORs for CVD in relation to c.454-397 T>C genotype

c.454-397 TT

50

475

Ref.

c.454-397 TC

86

776

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

c.454-397 CC

42

310

1.3 (0.9-1.8)

Genotype

Case= Major CVD

Control

Crude OR (95% CI)

c.454-397 TT

34

475

Ref.

c.454-397 TC

24

776

0.4 (0.13-1.2)

c.454-397 CC

26

310

1.2 (0.39-3.7)

Genotype

Case= acute MI

Control

Crude OR (95% CI)

c.454-397 TT

16

475

Ref.

c.454-397 TC

21

776

0.8 (0.4-1.5)

c.454-397 CC

22

310

2.1 (1.1-4.0)

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Table 7: Attributable Fractions of CVD and absolute risk of MI in relation to c.454-397 CC genotype

CVD outcome

OR

Fc

AF

Absolute risk

Total

1.3

0.24

0.06

-

Major

1.2

0.31

0.05

-

Acute MI

2.1

0.37

0.2

-

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