Association between the PLTP rs4810479 SNP and Serum Lipid Traits in the Chinese Maonan and Han Populations
Table 1
Comparison of demographic, lifestyle characteristics, and serum lipid levels between the Maonan and Han populations.
Parameter
Maonan
Han
t (χ2)
Number
633
646
Male/female
251/382
268/378
0.446
0.531
Age (years)
55.92 ± 14.30
54.50 ± 14.50
1.761
0.079
Height (cm)
154.09 ± 8.22
154.88 ± 7.82
−1.756
0.079
Weight (kg)
53.58 ± 10.60
53.32 ± 8.88
0.459
0.646
Body mass index (kg/m2)
22.46 ± 3.62
22.20 ± 3.21
1.372
0.170
Waist circumference (cm)
76.73 ± 9.04
75.09 ± 8.05
3.415
0.001
Smoking status (n (%))
Nonsmoker
500 (79.0)
484 (74.9)
≤20 cigarettes/day
116 (18.3)
139 (21.5)
3.103
0.212
>20 cigarettes/day
17 (2.7)
23 (3.6)
Alcohol consumption (n (%))
Nondrinker
499 (78.8)
523 (81.0)
≤25 g/day
71 (11.2)
59 (9.1)
1.547
0.461
>25 g/day
63 (10.0)
64 (9.9)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
134.49 ± 23.29
130.02 ± 19.73
3.697
<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
83.29 ± 11.99
81.55 ± 11.01
2.698
0.007
Pulse pressure (mmHg)
51.20 ± 16.84
48.47 ± 15.77
2.989
0.003
Glucose (mmol/L)
6.08 ± 1.25
6.22 ± 1.33
−1.934
0.053
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.99 ± 0.97
4.90 ± 0.93
1.640
0.101
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
1.28(0.88)
1.10(0.65)
4.750
<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.62 ± 0.39
1.83 ± 0.42
−9.207
<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.89 ± 0.81
2.84 ± 0.70
0.991
0.322
ApoA1 (g/L)
1.39 ± 0.23
1.38 ± 0.23
1.165
0.244
ApoB (g/L)
0.88 ± 0.19
0.87 ± 0.20
1.032
0.302
ApoA1/ApoB
1.66 ± 0.50
1.66 ± 0.45
0.013
0.990
HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Apo: apolipoprotein. The value of triglyceride was presented as median (interquartile range); the difference between the two ethnic groups was determined by the Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test.
