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Table 1 Selected characteristics of cases and controls

From: CETP gene polymorphisms and risk of coronary atherosclerosis in a Chinese population

Characteristics

Cases (n = 420)

Controls (n = 424)

P value

Age (year)

66(61–70)

66(60–70)

0.97

Sex (Male/female)

167/253

168/256

0.52

Smoking (Yes/no)

214/206

137/287

<0.001

Diabetes (Yes/no)

88/331

51/372

0.001

Hypertension (Yes/no)

205/215

164/260

0.003

BMI (kg/m2)

24.3(23.0-25.9)

24.2(22.9-26.6)

0.86

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.72(4.11-5.48)

4.09(3.44-5.22)

<0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.20(1.09-1.51)

1.23(1.01-1.67)

<0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.83(2.47-3.29)

2.45(2.06-3.13)

<0.001