Association between APOE, SCARB1, PPARα polymorphisms and serum lipids in a population of Lithuanian adults

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Men	Women	p value
Age, years	47.6 (0.51)	46.2 (0.43)	0.045
BMI, kg/m² †	27.5 (0.26)	28.1 (0.22)	n.s.
TC, mmol/L ‡	5.32 (0.05)	5.30 (0.04)	n.s.
LDL-C, mmol/L ‡	3.40 (0.05)	3.21 (0.04)	0.002
HDL-C, mmol/L ‡	1.29 (0.02)	1.43 (0.02)	<0.001
LnTG, mmol/L ‡	0,39 (0,02)	0,31 (0,02)	0.001
High TC^#, n (%)	253 (59.6)	278 (46.3)	<0.001
High LDL-C^#, n (%)	265 (62.4)	279 (46.5)	<0.001
Reduced HDL^#, n (%)	105 (24.7)	138 (22.9)	0.430
Elevated TG^#, n (%)	140 (33.0)	136 (22.7)	<0.001
Obesity^#, n (%)	105 (24.8)	151 (25.2)	n.s.
Diabetes^a,#, n (%)	7 (1.7)	9 (1.5)	n.s.
Arterial hypertension^#, n (%)	252 (59.4)	206 (34.3)	<0.001
Coronary heart disease^#, n (%)	36 (8.6)	35 (5.9)	0.027

† Data adjusted by age.
‡ Data adjusted by age and BMI.
# Data weighted by age.
Data are presented as mean (standard error) unless otherwise indicated.
^aPhysician-diagnosed diabetes.
High TC level ≥5 mmol/L; high LDL-C level ≥3 mmol/L; reduced HDL-C level - for men <1.0 mmol/L and for women <1.2 mmol/L; elevated TG level >1.7 mmol/L.
Abrevations: BMI body mass index, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, LnTG logarithmically transformed triglycerides, TC total cholesterol.

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