Table 4

GST genotype distribution in patients and controls in terms of age of diabetes onset

T2D diagnosed
<40 years old
T2D diagnosed
≥40 years old
Control group (at age ≥40 years old)P value*
A vs BA vs CB vs C
n=16n=184n=212
GSTP10.600.520.97
 Wild type (Ile/Ile)6 (37.5%)83 (45.1%)98 (46.2%)
 Heterozygous (Ile/Val)7 (43.8%)82 (44.6%)93 (43.9%)
 Homozygous (Val/Val)3 (18.8%)19 (10.3%)21 (9.9%)
GSTP10.390.231.0
 Wild type or heterozygous13 (81.2%)165 (89.7%)191 (90.1%)
 Homozygous (Val/Val)3 (18.8%)19 (10.3%)21 (9.9%)
GSTT10.550.320.18
 Wild type11 (68.8%)139 (75.5%)172 (81.1%)
 Null/null5 (31.2%)45 (24.5%)40 (18.9%)
GSTM10.210.440.36
 Wild type11 (68.8%)95 (51.6%)120 (56.6%)
 Null/null5 (31.2%)89 (48.4%)92 (43.4%)
GST combination
 P1=wild, T1=wild, M1=null/null0 (0.0%)32 (17.4%)35 (16.5%)
 P1=wild, T1=null/null, M1=wild2 (12.5%)8 (4.3%)11 (5.2%)
 P1=wild, T1=null/null, M1=null/null1 (6.2%)14 (7.6%)5 (2.4%)
 P1=heterozygous, T1=wild, M1=wild6 (37.5%)38 (20.7%)40 (18.9%)
 P1=heterozygous, T1=wild, M1=null/null1 (6.2%)25 (13.6%)31 (14.6%)
 P1=heterozygous, T1=null/null, M1=wild0 (0.0%)13 (7.1%)10 (4.7%)
 P1=heterozygous, T1=null/null, M1=null/null0 (0.0%)6 (3.3%)12 (5.7%)
 P1=homozygous, T1=wild, M1=wild0 (0.0%)6 (3.3%)11 (5.2%)
 P1=homozygous, T1=wild, M1=null/null1 (6.2%)9 (4.9%)8 (3.8%)
 P1=homozygous, T1=null/null, M1=wild0 (0.0%)1 (0.5%)1 (0.5%)
 P1=homozygous, T1=null/null, M1=null/null2 (12.5%)3 (1.6%)1 (0.5%)0.0520.0130.341
P1 and T10.130.0160.57
 P1=wild, T1=wild3 (18.8%)61 (33.2%)82 (38.7%)
 P1=wild, T1=null/null3 (18.8%)22 (12.0%)16 (7.5%)
 P1=heterozygous, T1=wild7 (43.8%)63 (34.2%)71 (33.5%)
 P1=heterozygous, T1=null/null0 (0.0%)19 (10.3%)22 (10.4%)
 P1=homozygous, T1=wild1 (6.2%)15 (8.2%)19 (9.0%)
 P1=homozygous, T1=null/null2 (12.5%)4 (2.2%)2 (0.9%)
P1 and M10.140.0820.23
 P1=wild, M1=wild5 (31.2%)37 (20.1%)58 (27.4%)
 P1=wild, M1=null/null1 (6.2%)46 (25.0%)40 (18.9%)
 P1=heterozygous, M1=wild6 (37.5%)51 (27.7%)50 (23.6%)
 P1=heterozygous, M1=null/null1 (6.2%)31 (16.8%)43 (20.3%)
 P1=homozygous, M1=wild0 (0.0%)7 (3.8%)12 (5.7%)
 P1=homozygous, M1=null/null3 (18.8%)12 (6.5%)9 (4.2%)
T1 and M10.210.140.43
 T1=wild, M1=wild9 (56.2%)73 (39.7%)98 (46.2%)
 T1=wild, M1=null/null2 (12.5%)66 (35.9%)74 (34.9%)
 T1=null/null, M1=wild2 (12.5%)22 (12.0%)22 (10.4%)
 T1=null/null, M1=null/null3 (18.8%)23 (12.5%)18 (8.5%)
  • *According to the Bonferroni correction, a p-value less than 0.017 (=0.05/3) is considered as statistically significant.

  • T2D, type 2 diabetes.