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Table 1 Polymorphisms of NOS3 in suicide attempters and controls

From: Lack of association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene polymorphisms and suicide attempts

 

NOS3 T-786C

NOS3 27-bp, intron 4

Genotype

  

   Suicide attempters [n (%)]

53 (28.8%) TT

6 (3.2%) 44

 

92 (50.0%) CT

48 (26.0%) 45

 

39 (21.2%) CC

131 (70.8%) 55

   Control frequencies [n (%)]

153 (36.4%) TT

23 (5.5%) 44

 

197 (46.9%) CT

105 (25.0%) 45

 

70 (16.7%) CC

291 (69.5%) 55

   chi-square (df)

3.89 (2)

1.42 (2)

   p value

0.143

0.491

Alleles

  

   Suicide attempters [n (%)]

198 (0.54) T

60 (0.16) 4

 

170 (0.46) C

310 (0.84) 5

   Control frequencies [n (%)]

503 (0.60) T

151 (0.18) 4

 

337 (0.40) C

687 (0.82) 5

   chi-square (df)

3.88 (1)

0.579 (1)

   p value

0.049

0.447

   OR (95% CI)

0.78 (0.61–0.99)

0.88 (0.63–1.22)

  1. NOS3 = nitric oxide synthase; bp = base pairs; df = degrees of freedom; OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval