Genetic variants of SLC12A3 modulate serum lipid profiles in a group of Mongolian pedigree population

Table 1 The demographic and baseline lipid levels in serum

Variables	Total (n = 424)	Parental (n = 139)	Offspring (n = 174)	t test
Variables	Total (n = 424)	Parental (n = 139)	Offspring (n = 174)	Statistic values	P values
Age	46.40 ± 15.80	53.03 ± 15.16	41.10 ± 14.26	t = 7.15	< 0.001
BMI	25.18 ± 5.03	25.43 ± 5.18	24.98 ± 4.91	t = 0.49	0.626
WHR	0.88 ± 0.06	0.88 ± 0.06	0.88 ± 0.06	t = − 0.23	0.816
TCHO (mmol/L)	4.61 ± 1.53	4.58 ± 1.39	4.64 ± 1.64	t = − 0.31	0.761
TG (mmol/L)	1.52 ± 1.86	1.45 ± 1.73	1.58 ± 1.97	t = − 0.63	0.530
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.35 ± 0.37	1.37 ± 0.36	1.34 ± 0.38	t = − 0.76	0.445
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.03 ± 1.13	3.00 ± 1.06	3.07 ± 1.19	t = − 0.54	0.586

Abbreviations: TCHO total plasma cholesterol, TG triglycerides, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, BMI body mass index, WHR waist-hip ratio

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