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Table 3 Characteristics of the ANGPTL8 SNP Rs.2278426 variants according to their genotype

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

Variable

Rs.2278426 (N = 283)

CC (n = 248)

CT (n = 35)

p-value

Age (Year)

41.53 ± 0.68

40.43 ± 1.82

0.5728

Gender

   

 Male

121 (42.8)

12 (4.2)

0.1075

 Female

127 (44.9)

23 (8.1)

BMI (kg/m2)

31.37 ± 0.44

32.29 ± 1.16

0.4622

FBG (mmol/l)

4.97 ± 0.04

5.19 ± 0.10

0.0372

HBA1C %

5.38 ± 0.04

5.30 ± 0.11

0.4751

Insulin (mU/L)

9.34 ± .42

10.49 ± 1.12

0.3353

HOMAIR

2.12 ± .11

2.49 ± .29

0.2381

LDL (mmol/l)

3.43 ± 0.06

3.23 ± 0.17

0.285

HDL (mmol/l)

1.16 ± 0.02

1.05 ± 0.06

0.1121

TCH (mmol/l)

5.21 ± 0.07

5.04 ± 0.18

0.3930

TG (mmol/l)

1.48 ± 0.05

1.71 ± 0.14

0.1030

Betatrophin ng/mL

812.5 (215.7–9305.6)

786.3 (192.9–1899.2)

0.5677

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