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Table 2 Characteristics of the ANGPTL8 SNP Rs.892066 variants according to their genotype

From: ANGPTL8/Betatrophin R59W variant is associated with higher glucose level in non-diabetic Arabs living in Kuwaits

Variable

SNP Rs.892066 (N = 283)

CC (n = 188)

CG (n = 85)

GG (n = 10)

p-value

Age

41.43 ± 0.79

41.24 ± 1.17

41.90 ± 3.42

0.9803

Gender

    

 Male

90 (31.8 %)

39 (13.8 %)

4 (1.4 %)

0.8621

 Female

98 (34.6 %)

46 (16.3 %)

6 (2.1 %)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

31.59 ± 0.49

30.92 ± 0.74

34.30 ± 2.16

0.3139

FBG (mmol/l)

4.98 ± 0.04

5.03 ± 0.06

5.03 ± 0.18

0.8391

HBA1C %

5.37 ± 0.05

5.35 ± 0.07

5.44 ± 0.21

0.9277

Insulin (mU/L)

9.71 ± .48

8.73 ± .72

11.56 ± 2.10

0.3196

HOMAIR

2.23 ± .13

2.0 ± .19

2.70 ± .55

0.3981

LDL (mmol/l)

3.41 ± 0.07

3.39 ± 0.11

3.50 ± 0.32

0.9752

HDL (mmol/l)

1.17 ± 0.03

1.11 ± 0.04

1.13 ± 0.12

0.4563

TCH (mmol/l)

5.19 ± 0.08

5.18 ± 0.12

5.31 ± 0.35

0.9382

TG (mmol/l)

1.47 ± 0.06

1.54 ± 0.09

1.94 ± 0.25

0.1715

Betatrophin ng/mL

791.7 (215.7–7264.3)

828.1 (192.9–9305.6)

815.0 (621.4–1310.8)

0.8600

  1. Results are reported as Mean ± SE except for non-normally distributed betatrophin that are presented as Median (range)