Open AccessRelationships among the β3-adrenargic receptor gene Trp64Arg polymorphism, hypertension, and insulin resistance in a Japanese population
Author(s) -
Youhei Yamada,
Haruki Nakamura,
Hiromasa Tsujiguchi,
Akinori Hara,
Sakae Miyagi,
Takayuki Kan,
Takehiro Sato,
Kazuyoshi Hosomichi,
Thao Thi Thu Nguyen,
Yasuhiro Kambayashi,
Yukari Shimizu,
Kim-Oanh Pham,
Keita Suzuki,
Fujio Suzuki,
Tomoko Kasahara,
Hirohito Tsuboi,
Atsushi Tajima,
Hiroyuki Nakamura
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0255444
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , odds ratio , medicine , genotype , confidence interval , polymorphism (computer science) , population , diabetes mellitus , obesity , endocrinology , biology , genetics , gene , environmental health
A polymorphism in the ADRB3 gene (Trp64Arg) has been associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and hypertension. This cross-sectional study investigated the relationships among this polymorphism, hypertension, and insulin resistance values (HOMA-IR) in 719 Japanese subjects aged 40 years and older. The genotype frequencies of Trp64Trp (homozygous, wild), Trp64Arg (heterozygous, variant), and Arg64Arg (homozygous, variant) were 466 (65%), 233 (32%), and 20 (3%), respectively. Insulin resistance was associated with an increased risk of hypertension in a Japanese population. This relationship was dependent on the presence or absence of the Trp64Arg polymorphism (odds ratio, 2.054; confidence interval, 1.191 to 3.541; P value, 0.010). Therefore, the Trp64Arg polymorphism of ADRB3 was associated with hypertension and insulin resistance in a healthy Japanese population. This relationship, which was dependent on the polymorphism, may predict the development of hypertension and diabetes.