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Table 1 Comparison of Participating and Nonparticipating Subjects

From: The effects of beta2 adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism in lipid profiles

Variable

Participants (N = 267)

Nonparticipants (N = 233)

P* Value

Age (yr) Mean (SDs)

69.18 (2.727)

69.18 (2.832)

0.990

Sex

  

0.148

   Male (%)

157 (58.8)

122 (52.4)

 

   Female (%)

110 (41.2)

111 (47.6)

 

Education

  

0.013

   Illiterate (%)

117 (43.8)

128 (54.9)

 

   Primary school or above (%)

150 (56.2)

105 (45.1)

 

Monthly income (USD)

  

0.107

   <$860 (%)

193 (72.3)

190 (81.5)

 

   $860~2,000 (%)

59 (22.1)

33 (14.2)

 

   $2,001~2,860 (%)

12 (4.5)

8 (3.4)

 

   >$2,860 (%)

3 (1.1)

2 (0.9)

 
  1. *The P values for the percentages of sex, education, and monthly income refer to X 2 tests of differences between participating and nonparticipating subjects. For age, the P value refers to the t-test of differences between participating and nonparticipating subjects.