Association between Interleukin-6 Gene Polymorphism (rs1800795 and rs1800796) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Ghanaian Population: A Case-Control Study in the Ho Municipality

Table 5

The levels of glycaemic indices according to IL-6 gene polymorphism.

Markers	SNP		Mean	Std. deviation	value
rs1800795 (-174G>C)
FBG (mmol/l)	GG	68	12.54	5.04	0.653
	GC	94	12.17	5.09
Insulin (μIU/ml)	GG	66	7.40	3.34	0.243
	GC	86	8.04	3.33
HOMA-IR	GG	64	3.98	2.28	0.804
	GC	80	4.08	2.47
rs1800796 (-572G>C)
FBG (mmol/l)	GG	60	12.54	5.32	0.606
	GC	104	12.12	4.70
Insulin (μIU/ml)	GG	56	7.36	3.50	0.18
	GC	98	8.10	3.11
HOMA-IR	GG	51	3.67	2.51	0.169
	GC	95	4.25	2.23

FBG: fasting blood glucose; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; SNP: single nucleotide polymorphism.