BioMed Research International

Research Article

Genetic Variant of Kalirin Gene Is Associated with Ischemic Stroke in a Chinese Han Population

Table 2

Study subjects’ characteristics.


	Cases	Controls

Age (years)			<0.001
Gender (male/female, )	219/166	209/153	0.814
Heart rate (bpm)			0.849
SBP (mmHg)			<0.001
DBP (mmHg)			<0.001
BMI (kg/m²)			0.006
Drinking (%)	95 (24.7%)	123 (34.0%)	0.006
Smoking (%)	156 (40.5%)	174 (48.1%)	0.039
CHOL (mmol/L)			0.499
TG (mmol/L)			0.006
LDL-C (mmol/L)			<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)			<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)			0.035

Note: , number; SBP, systolic pressure; DBP, diastolic pressure; BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; CHOL, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipid cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipid cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose.