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Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects

From: Genetic risk score (GRS) constructed from polymorphisms in the PON1, IL-6, ITGB3, and ALDH2 genes is associated with the risk of coronary artery disease in Pakistani subjects

Parameter

Control (219)

Cases (404)

p-value

Age

56.0 ± 10.4

59.10 ± 12.64

0.002

Gender M/F

119/100

238/166

–

TC (mg/dL)

175.38 ± 43.0

207.50 ± 53.65

9.5 × 10−14

TG (mg/dL)

188.02 ± 66.42

212.12 ± 70.86

3.9 × 10−5

LDL (mg/dL)

77.38 ± 20.56

102.85 ± 34.78

1.14 × 10−21

HDL (mg/dL)

67.68 ± 17.68

45.14 ± 11.67

1.56 × 10−65

  1. Legend: the table compares the general characteristics between the cases and the controls. Values are mentioned as mean ± SD. P-values indicate the significance of difference between the two groups as tested by independent sample t-test. TCTotal cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, HDL-c High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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