Research Article

Association Lp-PLA2 Gene Polymorphisms with Coronary Heart Disease

Table 2

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of CHD patients and controls.

CharacteristicsCHD ()Controls ()

Male, (%)192 (68%)155 (59%)0.0490
Age, years0.0220
Smoking (, %)96 (34%)71 (27%)0.0950
Drinking (, %)58 (20%)65 (25%)0.2590
Hypertension (, %)161 (57%)68 (26%)<0.001
Diabetes (, %)73 (26%)6 (2.0%)<0.001
TC (mmol/L)0.0736
TG (mmol/L)0.1571
HDL-C (mmol/L)<0.0001
LDL-C (mmol/L)0.1547