Table 3

Apolipoprotein E phenotypes in controls and hypertensive patients with and without gallstones

ControlsHypertensive patientsAll
PhenotypeGSD n (%)No GSD n (%)GSD n (%)No GSD n (%)GSD n (%)No GSD n (%)
Women
 E 2/20 (0)1 (0.5)0 (0)3 (1.5)0 (0)4 (0.9)
 E 2/32 (4.3)23 (10.5)1 (1.9)10 (4.9)3 (3.0)33 (7.8)
 E 2/40 (0)2 (0.9)0 (0)3 (1.5)0 (0)5 (1.2)
 E 3/32 (55.3)123 (55.9)38 (70.4)119 (58.6)64 (63.4)242 (57.2)
 E 4/318 (38.3)67 (30.5)14 (25.9)59 (29.1)32 (31.7)126 (29.8)
 E 4/41 (2.1)4 (1.8)1 (1.9)9 (4.4)2 (2.0)13 (3.1)
 All4722054203101423
Men
 E 2/20 (0)1 (0.4)0 (0)1 (0.4)0 (0)2 (0.4)
 E 2/30 (0)12 (5.0)2 (6.7)9 (3.9)2 (4.3)21 (4.4)
 E 2/41 (5.9)4 (1.7)0 (0)4 (1.7)1 (2.1)8 (1.7)
 E 3/39 (52.9)143 (59.1)16 (53.3)145 (62.8)25 (53.2)288 (60.9)
 E 4/36 (35.3)72 (29.8)12 (40.0)66 (28.6)18 (38.3)138 (29.2)
 E 4/41 (5.9)10 (4.1)0 (0)6 (2.6)1 (2.1)16 (3.4)
 All172423023147473