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Table 3 Relationships between serum lipid profile and APOE allele in CAD patients and control participants

From: Association between apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and the risk of coronary artery disease in Hakka postmenopausal women in southern China

Lipid level

CAD patients

Controls

(mmol/L)

ε2 (n = 69)

ε3 (n = 442)

ε4 (n = 131)

P value

ε2 (n = 93)

ε3 (n = 448)

ε4 (n = 102)

P value

TG

1.87 Â± 1.20â–³

1.96 Â± 1.35â–³

2.57 Â± 2.74*

0.001

1.77 Â± 1.39

1.91 Â± 2.51

1.94 Â± 1.28

0.846

TC

5.04 Â± 1.09*â–³

5.41 Â± 1.16

5.52 Â± 1.48

0.024

4.69 Â± 1.29â–³

4.95 Â± 1.38â–³

5.26 Â± 1.47*

0.017

LDL-C

2.56 Â± 0.75*â–³

3.09 Â± 0.85

3.20 Â± 0.95

< 0.001

2.60 Â± 0.93â–³

2.77 Â± 0.84â–³

3.07 Â± 0.99*

0.001

HDL-C

1.29 Â± 0.37â–³

1.28 Â± 0.34â–³

1.18 Â± 0.27*

0.009

1.30 Â± 0.39

1.28 Â± 0.44

1.23 Â± 0.38

0.416

  1. P value shows the differences compared between groups (ε2, ε3, ε4)
  2. *P < 0.05 versus corresponding ε3 group
  3. △P < 0.05 versus corresponding ε4 group
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