Abstract:
Objective To discuss the relationship between H-type hypertension and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase(MTHFR) gene C677T polymorphism in She minority adults in East Fujian. Methods Between October 2019 and August 2022, a total of 309 She adults who had not married with other ethnic groups within three generations living in Fu’an, Ningde City were selected from hypertension outpatients, inpatients in MinDong Hospital. According to the blood pressure and the level of homocysteine(Hcy), the subjects were divided into four groups: normal Hcy non-hypertensive group(n=58), elevated Hcy non-hypertensive group(n=59), normal Hcy hypertension group(n=77), H-type hypertension group(n=115). Hcy≥10 μmol/L was defined as elevated. The MTHFR C677T polymorphism was detected by Sanger sequencing. Hcy was determined by biochemical analyzer. The differences of MTHFR C677T gene among 4 groups were compared. Association between MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism and H-type hypertension was analyzed by logistic regression analysis. Results The MTHFR C677T gene CC, CT and TT genotypes frequencies were 70.7%, 25.9% and 3.4%, respectively in normal Hcy non-hypertension group; 54.2%, 42.4% and 3.4%, respectively in elevated Hcy non-hypertension group; 51.9%, 41.6% and 6.5%, respectively in normal Hcy hypertension group; 36.5%, 47.8% and 15.7%, respectively in H-type hypertension group. The frequencies of CT and TT genotypes were higher, while the frequencies of CC genotypes were lower in H-type hypertension group than those in the other three groups(χ~2=24.790, P<0.001), and there was no statistically significant difference among other 3 groups(χ~2=6.004, P=0.199). There was significant difference for Hcy in H-type hypertension patients with different genotypes TT 21.15(14.22-28.40) vs CT 15.10(12.00-17.30) vs CC 15.40(12.75-16.60) μmol/L, Z=9.866, P=0.007. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that TT genotype was associated with increased risk of H-type hypertension OR(95%CI)=2.666(1.719-4.134). Conclusion The C677T polymorphism of the MTHFR gene may be associated with the prevalence of H-type hypertension in She minority adults in the East Fujian area.