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Table 1 Baseline features of subjects under study

From: Role of a common variant of Fat Mass and Obesity associated (FTO) gene in obesity and coronary artery disease in subjects from Punjab, Pakistan: a case control study

Characteristic

CAD

Obesity

Cases (n = 425)

Controls (n = 250)

p-value

Cases (n = 295)

Controls (n = 250)

p-value

Gender (M/F %)

59/41

54.3/45.7

0.271

56.2/43.8

54.3/45.7

0.873

Age (years)

59 ± 12

56 ± 10

0.002

55.32 ± 15.18

56.01 ± 10.44

0.31

TC (mmol/L)

5.36 ± 1.38

4.51 ± 1.11

9.1 × 10-14

5.54 ± 1.11

4.51 ± 1.11

2.0 × 10-24

TG (mmol/L)

2.43 ± 0.83

2.12 ± 0.74

3.6 × 10-8

2.39 ± 0.79

2.12 ± 0.74

3.1 × 10-5

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.11 ± 0.11

1.74 ± 0.42

5.9 × 10-7

1.16 ± 0.31

1.74 ± 0.42

1.9 × 10-66

LDLD-C (mmol/L)

2.74 ± 0.74

2.18 ± 0.43

2.4 × 10-5

2.99 ± 0.56

2.18 ± 0.43

1.4 × 10-21

FBG (mg/dL)

98.42 ± 6.61

89.56 ± 7.29

1.0 × 10-46

102.71 ± 14.12

89.56 ± 7.29

2.4 × 10-31

  1. The table summarizes the general characteristics of the study subjects by comparing the cases with controls. CAD Coronary heart Disease group, TC Total Cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, HDL-C High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, FBG fasting blood glucose