Research Article

Association of CILP2 and ACE Gene Polymorphisms with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Slovak Midlife Women

Table 1

Anthropometrical, biochemical variables and blood pressure in Slovak women by menopausal status.

ParameterTotalPremenopausePostmenopause

Age (years)* <0.001
Weight (kg)* 0.786
WC (cm) 0.722
HC (cm)* 0.804
BMI 0.307
WHR 0.602
GMT (µkat/L)* 0.022
ALT (µkat/L)* 0.030
UA (µmol/L) 0.075
TC (mmol/L) 0.840
TG (mmol/L)* 0.621


Bilirubin (µmol/L)* 0.831
Glucose (mmol/L)* 0.103


HDL-C (mmol/L) 0.141
LDL-C (mmol/L) 0.734
apoA1 (g/L)* 0.522
apoB (g/L) 0.711
apoB-to-apoA1 0.537
TC-to-HDL-C* 0.176
non-HDL-C 0.624
LDL-C-to-HDL-C* 0.171
0.239


sBP (mmHg)* 0.581
dBP (mmHg)* 0.508

WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; GMT: gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase; UA: uric acid; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein; apoA1: apolipoprotein A1; apoB: apolipoprotein B; sBP: systolic blood pressure; dBP: diastolic blood pressure. Values represent mean ± SD. Not normally distributed parameters; adjusted for age.