a strong trendP = 0.051
Interaction effects between ACE and A3B I/D polymorphisms on clinical characteristics No significant differences were found between the clinical characteristics of the carriers of both the ACE D and A3B I alleles and the remainder among the males or females of the 1199 adults, although there was a strong trend for aspartate aminotransferase in females (P = 0.051; Table 3 and Table 4 ).