Table 8 Frequency distribution of “optimal” endurance genotype in male Gorkha soldiers and other male Indian soldiers

Angiotensin converting enzyme (Peptidyl dipeptidase A)

ACE

287 bp I/D (rs1799752)

0 = DD, 1 = ID, 2 = II

10, 47, 43

12, 42, 46^a

04, 55, 41^a

24, 51, 25^a

–

12, 45, 43^d

12,47,41^f

30,51,19^g

Alpha actinin 3

ACTN3

Arg(R)577Ter(X) (rs1815739)

0 = RR, 1 = RX, 2 = XX

37, 48, 15

25, 52, 23^a

19, 65, 16

18, 56, 26^a

14, 59, 27^c

43, 39, 17^c

21, 61, 17^c

20, 58, 22 ^c

Creatine kinase, muscle

CKMM

A/G NcoI (rs8111989)

0 = GG, 1 = AG, 2 = AA

05, 30, 65

08, 45, 47

05, 35, 60

16, 39, 46

22, 39, 38^c

04, 34, 61^c

05, 27, 68^c

05, 43, 51 ^c

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase

eNOS

Glu 298Asp (rs1799983)

0 = TT, 1 = GT, 2 = GG

02, 18, 80

06, 29, 65

02, 26, 72^b

02, 33, 65

–

0, 22, 78^e

14, 86, 0^c

08, 51, 40 ^c