Research Article

MAOA uVNTR Polymorphism Influence on Older Adults Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus/Systemic Arterial Hypertension

Table 1

The MAOA uVNTR polymorphism’s genotypic frequency in older adults diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, systemic arterial hypertension, or both from the Federal District, Brazil.

FrequenciesPercentages (%)

Variants2R@ (presumably low activity)410.0
3R@ (low activity)1332.5
4R@ (high activity)1537.5
3R/4R (low activity/high activity)820.0
Total40100.0

Note. @ represents the combined female homozygote and male hemizygotes; 2R@ (female 2R/2R homozygote or male 2R hemizygote); 3R@ (female 3R/3R homozygote or male 3R hemizygote); 4R@ (female 4R/4R homozygote or male 4R hemizygote); and represents male hemizygotes.