Table 1

Characteristics (mean) (SD) of I705 carriers and non-carriers in 2287 healthy white men from NPHS-II

T705I group TT TI p value
Age (y)56.1 (0.15)55.0 (1.30)0.09
(n=2256)(n=30)
BMI (kg/m2)26.4 (0.15)26.8 (1.20)0.56
(n=2255)(n=30)
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)5.75 (1.02)5.66 (1.08)0.60
(n=2241)(n=30)
Triglycerides (mmol/l) (95% CI)1.811-150 (1.77–1.85)1.621-150 (1.35–1.96)0.27
(n=2242)(n=30)
  • 1-150 Geometric means and 95% confidence limits as triglycerides were log transformed for the analysis.

  • A one way analysis of variance was used to compare the lipid levels between the I705 carriers and non-carriers. The data were analysed using STATA (Intercooled Stata 5.0).