Association between Adiponectin Gene Polymorphism and Environmental Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among the Chinese Population in Hohhot

Table 2

Comparison of demographic characteristics and biochemical indicators between the T2DM group and control group.

Parameter	Case ()	Control ()	Statistics
Age	57.08 ± 10.24	49.68 ± 10.65	7.14	<0.001
Gender (female%)	0.42	0.47	0.64	0.421
Marriage (% married)	0.98	0.99	1.01	0.807
BMI^a (kg·m^2)			5.48	<0.001
WHR^b			10.32	<0.001
Fasting blood glucose (mmol·L ^-1)			11.51	<0.001
Triglyceride (mmol·L ^-1)			4.12	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol·L ^-1)			3.15	<0.001
High-density lipoprotein (mmol·L ^-1)			1.52	0.128
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol·L ^-1)			2.21	0.028
Adiponectin (ng·mL^-1)			1.94	0.054
Family history of diabetes mellitus (%)	35 (17.24%)	31 (15.27%)	0.29	0.592
History of hypertension (%)	80 (39.41%)	7 (3.44%)	77.96	<0.001
Smoke			17.84	<0.001
Yes	76	46
No	114	153
Quit	13	4
Drink			11.78	0.001
Yes	79	47
No	124	156
High-fat diet			131.32	<0.001
Yes	150	35
No	53	168
Daily exercise			3.02	0.081
Yes	117	134
No	86	69

Notes: ^abody mass index, ^bwaist-to-hip ratio; serum adiponectin concentration was only measured in 162 patients and 134 controls. The case group and the control group were all Han individuals. probability value was considered statistically significant.