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Table 1 The general characteristics and serum lipid levels in the Mulao and Han populations

From: Sex-specific association of rs16996148 SNP in the NCAN/CILP2/PBX4 and serum lipid levels in the Mulao and Han populations

Parameter

Mulao

Han Chinese

t(χ2)

P

Number

712

736

-

-

Male/female

330/382

308/428

2.974

0.090

Age (years)

51.81 ± 14.76

51.77 ± 14.96

0.058

0.954

Height (cm)

155.44 ± 7.72

154.71 ± 7.93

1.774

0.076

Weight (kg)

52.88 ± 9.03

53.72 ± 8.85

-1.803

0.072

Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.83 ± 3.00

22.43 ± 3.32

-3.600

0.000

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

129.16 ± 21.47

129.58 ± 18.67

-0.397

0.692

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

80.90 ± 11.60

82.27 ± 11.05

-2.298

0.022

Pulse pressure (mmHg)

48.25 ± 16.07

47.30 ± 14.19

1.187

0.235

Blood glucose

5.96 ± 1.54

5.96 ± 1.61

-0.096

0.923

Cigarette smoking [n (%)]

    

   Nonsmoker

519 (72.9)

532 (72.3)

  

   ≤ 20 cigarettes/day

159 (22.3)

178 (24.2)

  

   > 20 cigarettes/day

34 (5.8)

26 (3.5)

1.901

0.386

Alcohol consumption [n (%)]

    

   Nondrinker

516 (72.5)

565 (76.8)

  

   ≤ 25 g/day

67 (9.4)

79 (10.7)

  

   > 25 g/day

129 (18.1)

92 (12.5)

9.007

0.011

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.02 ± 1.29

5.02 ± 1.03

0.040

0.968

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.05 (0.81)

1.07 (0.91)

-0.562

0.574

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.75 ± 0.46

1.75 ± 0.53

-0.171

0.864

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.92 ± 0.88

2.91 ± 0.85

0.337

0.736

Apolipoprotein (Apo) AI (g/L)

1.33 ± 0.40

1.35 ± 0.26

-1.456

0.146

ApoB (g/L)

0.97 ± 0.54

0.86 ± 0.20

5.202

0.000

ApoAI/ApoB

1.61 ± 0.95

1.66 ± 0.51

-1.409

0.159

  1. HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The value of Triglyceride was presented as median (interquartile range), the difference between the two ethnic groups was determined by the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test.