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Table 1 Characteristics of the total study population

From: A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the proximal promoter region of the apolipoprotein M gene is associated with dyslipidaemia but not increased coronary artery diseases in Chinese populations

 

CAD patients (n = 300)

Control subjects (n =312)

P-Value

Age ( years )

62.3 ± 10.1

60.8 ± 11.2

0.321

Sex ( M / F )

194/106

183/129

0.126

Habitual smoking (%)

42.7

40.1

0.427

BMI ( kg / m 2 )

25.1 ± 3.09

23.9 ± 3.2

0.068

Hypertension

   

Yes

131*

79

0.000

No

169

233

 

TC ( mmol / L )

4.51 ± 1.31

4.47 ± 1.25

0.072

TG ( mmol / L )

2.18 ±0.93*

1.84 ± 1.02

0.013

HDL - C ( mmol / L )

1.08 ±0.34*

1.25 ± 0.42

0.032

LDL - C ( mmol / L )

2.27 ± 0.97*

2.39 ± 0.78

0.000

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD for age, body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), coronary artery disease (CAD). *p < 0.05 vs control group.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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