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Table 1 Characteristics of recruited subjects

From: Effects of apolipoprotein A5 haplotypes on the ratio of triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the risk for metabolic syndrome in Koreans

Characteristic

All (n = 2,949)

Men (n = 1,082)

Women (n = 1,867)

P*

Age (y)

48.20 ± 15.73

47.87 ± 15.84

48.39 ± 15.66

0.628

BMI (kg/m2)

23.50 ± 3.339

24.06 ± 3.219

23.17 ± 3.364

<0.0001

WC (cm)

84.19 ± 9.890

87.20 ± 8.867

82.45 ± 10.03

<0.0001

SBP (mmHg)

119.9 ± 15.72

123.3 ± 14.86

117.9 ± 15.88

<0.0001

DBP (mmHg)

77.12 ± 11.26

79.38 ± 11.08

75.80 ± 11.16

<0.0001

FBG (mg/dL)

98.91 ± 28.24

102.2 ± 29.92

97.00 ± 27.05

<0.0001

TG (mg/dL)

126.8 ± 82.83

148.1 ± 95.48

114.4 ± 71.70

<0.0001

HDL-C (mg/dL)

47.16 ± 12.35

42.58 ± 10.81

49.81 ± 12.41

<0.0001

Log[TG]:HDL-C

0.04672 ± 0.01553

0.05303 ± 0.01622

0.04306 ± 0.01386

<0.0001

MS (%)

32.18

33.46

31.44

0.276

  1. Values are indicated as mean ± standard deviation.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Log[TG]:HDL-C log-transformed TG:HDL-C ratio, MS metabolic syndrome.
  3. *Wilcoxon rank sum test except chi-squared test for MS.
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