Research Article

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

Table 4

The MAOA uVNTR polymorphism’s genotypes frequency distributed according to the revised Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) interpretations in older adults diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, systemic arterial hypertension, or both from the Federal District, Brazil.

MAOA uVNTR polymorphism genotypes
2R@(presumably low activity)3R@ (low activity)4R@ (high activity)3R/4R (low activity/high activity)
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Revised BDI-II interpretationsMinimum range0.07.70.012.50.261
Mild0.030.820.025.00.213
Moderate25.023.133.325.00.238
Severe75.038.546.737.50.406

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.