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. 2017 Nov-Dec;33(6):1349-1354.
doi: 10.12669/pjms.336.13379.

Association of vitamin D deficiency and VDBP gene polymorphism with the risk of AMI in a Pakistani population

Mujtaba Mubashir  1 , Shaheena Anwar  2 , Asal Khan Tareen  3 , Naseema Mehboobali  4 , Khalida Iqbal  5 , Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal  6
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Association of vitamin D deficiency and VDBP gene polymorphism with the risk of AMI in a Pakistani population

Mujtaba Mubashir et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2017 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the relationship of vitamin D deficiency and risk of AMI in a Pakistani population, and to find out any association between vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) genotypes and risk of AMI in this population.

Methods: In a comparative cross-sectional study, 246 patients (age: 20-70 years; 171 males and 75 females) with first AMI were enrolled with informed consent. Similarly, 345 healthy adults (230 males and 115 females) were enrolled as controls. Their fasting serum samples were analyzed for 25 (OH) vitamin D, lipids and other biomarkers using kit methods, while DNA was analyzed for VDBP genotypes using PCR-RFLP based methods. Chi-squared test and logistic regression were used for association of vitamin D deficiency and VDBP genotypes with AMI.

Results: Mean serum concentration of 25(OH) vitamin D was significantly lower in AMI patients compared to healthy subjects (p=0.015) and percent vitamin D deficiency was higher in AMI patients compared to healthy subjects (p=0.003). VDBP IF-IF genotype was positively associated with the risk of AMI in subject above 45 years after adjusting for potential confounders [OR = 9.86; 95% CI=1.16 to 83.43].

Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency and VDBP IF-IF genotype are associated with AMI in Pakistani adults.

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary heart disease; Pakistani population; Vitamin D binding protein genotypes; Vitamin D deficiency.

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