Glutathione S-transferase M1 and T1 genes deletion polymorphisms and risk of developing essential hypertension: a case-control study in Burkina Faso population (West Africa)

Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression for risk analysis of essential hypertension

Factors	OR	CI 95%	p value
Obesity	3.95	2.48–6.29	0.001*
Central obesity	4.80	3.23–7.14	< 0.001*
Alcohol intake	2.16	1.5–3.1	< 0.001*
Smoking	1.24	0.49–3.16	0.8
Sex M	0.89	0.63–1.27	0.59
Family history of HTA	4.61	3.17–6.69	< 0.001*
Age ≥ 50 years	5.33	3.61–7.86	< 0.001*
GSTT1-null	1.81	1.26–2.60	0.001*

*Significant difference between groups (p < 0.05); CI, Confidence interval, OR Odds ratio

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