Research Article

Protective Effect of Mitochondrial ND2 C5178A Gene Mutation on Cell and Mitochondrial Functions

Table 1

The clinical characteristics compared between the mutant and control groups.

Variablesmt5178C ()mt5178A () value

Age (years)0.734
Male, (%)4 (80.0)4 (80.0)1
BMI (kg/m2)0.306
Smoking, (%)3 (60.0)3 (60.0)1
Drinking, (%)2 (40.0)3 (60.0)0.655
TC (mmol/L)0.214
Triglyceride (mmol/L)0.016
LDL (mmol/L)0.214
HDL (mmol/L)0.581
Creatinine (μmol/L)0.280
BUN (μmol/L)0.051
SBP (mmHg)0.015
DBP (mmHg)0.015

BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. indicates .