Continuous variables in carriers and non-carriers of the Val-C haplotype
| Variable | Non-carriers | Carriers | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | ||
| *Eight men and eight women receiving fibrate treatment were excluded. Emboldened p value is statistically significant. SD, standard deviation; n, number; HDL, high density cholesterol; BMI, body mass index. | |||||
| Women* | |||||
| Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.71 (1.39) | 223 | 1.15 (0.37) | 15 | 0.033 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.32 (1.15) | 241 | 5.21 (1.34) | 16 | 0.713 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 1.44 (0.37) | 109 | 1.60 (0.36) | 7 | 0.257 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.44 (4.87) | 250 | 28.46 (5.58) | 18 | 0.397 |
| Age (years) | 65.75 (8.95) | 253 | 63.17 (12.22) | 18 | 0.253 |
| Men* | |||||
| Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.91 (1.15) | 709 | 1.92 (1.24) | 56 | 0.754 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.06 (0.97) | 767 | 4.93 (0.99) | 62 | 0.320 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 1.24 (0.48) | 471 | 1.23 (0.26) | 35 | 0.867 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.50 (3.99) | 815 | 27.65 (3.65) | 64 | 0.770 |
| Age (years) | 62.75 (10.02) | 827 | 60.54 (10.80) | 64 | 0.091 |