Association of Apolipoprotein A5 Gene −1131T>C Polymorphism with the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Subjects

Table 1

General characteristics of the study subjects.

Variables	Total; (2901)	MS; (1004)	Control; (1897)	𝑃 value
Age (years)	47.76±15.46	55.45±13.66	43.69±14.79	𝟏.𝟏𝟗𝟖𝐄−𝟗𝟐
SBP (mm Hg)	119.91±15.66	128.94±15.55	115.13±13.47	𝟑.𝟗𝟑𝟐𝐄−𝟏𝟎𝟗
DBP (mm Hg)	77.04±11.16	82.66±11.08	74.07±10.01	𝟏.𝟒𝟒𝟔𝐄−𝟖𝟒
WC (cm)	83.91±9.76	90.88±7.73	80.21±8.65	𝟑.𝟗𝟗𝟎𝐄−𝟐𝟎𝟒
FBG (mg/dL)	99.05±27.42	111.75±36.62	92.33±17.62	𝟗.𝟑𝟑𝟗𝐄−𝟓𝟐
LogTG (mg/dL)	2.03±0.24	1.94±0.19	2.20±0.21	𝟏.𝟗𝟗𝟏𝐄−𝟏𝟗𝟐
HDL-C (mg/dL)	47.26±12.57	39.78±8.61	51.22±12.53	𝟏.𝟔𝟏𝟕𝐄−𝟏𝟔𝟎

Values are indicated as the mean ± standard deviation.
𝑃 value: Student’s 𝑡-test result between MS and Control.
Abbreviations: MS: metabolic syndrome; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; WC: waist circumference; FBG: fasting blood glucose; LogTG: log-transformed triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Bold indicates statistical significance (𝑃<0.05).