Research Article

Association of Polymorphisms in Mitofusin-2 Gene with Type 2 Diabetes in Han Chinese

Table 1

Characteristics of the study populations.

CharacteristicStage 1 ( 𝑛 = 1 2 0 4 )Stage 2 ( 𝑛 = 9 6 5 )
T2DControlT2DControl

Total (male %)555 (55.9)649 (46.4)*546 (50.7)419 (48.7)
Age (years)53.6 (8.2)50.5 (8.5)*58.8 (11.8)63.2 (8.2)*
BMI (kg/m2)25.8 (3.4)25.4 (3.3)*24.9 (3.5)24.6 (3.4)
DBP (mmHg)82.7 (11.4)79.7 (11.8)*80.3 (11.0)75.6 (10.1)*
SBP (mmHg)129.6 (18.5)128.3 (16.9)131.4 (19.2)127.7 (17.2)
FPG (mmol/L)9.0 (2.9)5.0 (0.5)*9.2 (3.2)5.0 (0.5)*
TG (mmol/L)2.1 (2.3)1.6 (1.1)*
IFCC-HbA1c (mmol/mol)63 (19.0)41 (3.0)*
DCCT-HbA1c (%)7.9 (1.7)5.9 (0.3)*

Data are means (SD), or male (%), unless otherwise indicated. * 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 . BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; TG: triglycerides; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin A1c.