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Table 1 Characteristics of the sib-pairs from the Indian Migration Study

From: Evaluation of seven common lipid associated loci in a large Indian sib pair study

Study traits

Indian Migration Study (IMS)

 

Urban dwellers

Rural dwellers

P-value

All participants

Sample Size

4032

2324

 

6356

Men (%)

52.6%

66.3%

<0.0001§

57.6%

Age (Years)

41.5 (9.4)*

39.9 (11.5)

<0.0001||

40.8 (10.3)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

24.9 (4.4)

22.0 (4.1)

<0.0001||

23.4 (1.21)

Triglycerides ‡

137.5 (71.3)

128.2 (64.6)

<0.0001||

134.1 (69.1)

Total Cholesterol ‡

186.5 (44.8)

177.5 (44.9)

<0.0001||

183.2 (45.1)

HDL-cholesterol‡

43.8 (9.4)

43.0 (9.4)

0.003

43.5 (9.5)

LDL-cholesterol‡

114.8 (39.1)

110.5 (69.6)

<0.0001||

113.2 (52.4)

Hypertension †

18.8%

16.9%

<0.0001§

18.1%

  1. Data presented as mean (SD); *SD: Standard deviation; †Hypertension was defined using cut-off of Systolic Blood Pressure ≥140 mm of Hg and Diastolic Blood Pressure ≥90 mm of Hg; ‡All values presented in mg/dl; §p-value from a χ2 test and ||p-value form a test for trend.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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