Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the gene polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: A total of 763 Chinese patients with CKD undergoing genetic testing were included in the study. The association between the gene polymorphism of MTHFR C677T and echocardiographic parameters was analyzed through univariate and multivariate analyses.

Results: We found a remarkably positive association between MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism and LVH indexes, including interventricular septal thickness (F = 3.8; P = .022), left ventricular posterior wall thickness (F = 3.0; P = .052), left ventricular mass (F = 3.9; P = .022), and left ventricular mass index (F = 2.6; P = .075). After adjusting for the potential confounders linking the polymorphism,we found that the positive association between the polymorphism and LVH indexes still existed in patients with CKD in some multiple linear regression models (P <.05).

Conclusion: MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism may be a genetic susceptibility marker for the development of LVH in patients with CKD.

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