Research Article

Association between Two Resistin Gene Polymorphisms and Metabolic Syndrome in Jilin, Northeast China: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Demographic and biochemical parameters of study population.

ParametersCase ()Control ()t/χ2

Age (year)49.49 ± 0.2349.45 ± 0.210.1150.907
Gender
 Male884 (49.9)1015 (50.2)0.0360.850
 Female887 (50.1)1006 (49.8)
BMI (kg/m2)27.21 ± 0.0721.90 ± 0.0654.533<0.001
WC (cm)91.28 ± 0.1975.02 ± 0.1665.743<0.001
HC (cm)99.73 ± 0.1590.74 ± 0.1345.067<0.001
HR (beat/min)79.06 ± 0.2674.26 ± 0.2513.230<0.001
SBP (mm Hg)144.78 ± 0.45120.22 ± 0.3542.720<0.001
DBP (mm Hg)87.93 ± 0.2674.61 ± 0.2139.805<0.001
TG (mg/dL)3.23 ± 0.061.09 ± 0.0134.188<0.001
TC (mg/dL)5.26 ± 0.034.72 ± 0.0215.272<0.001
LDL-C (mg/dL)3.08 ± 0.022.84 ± 0.028.488<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)1.16 ± 0.011.62 ± 0.01−43.347<0.001
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)6.64 ± 2.444.85 ± 0.9828.918<0.001

Data are given as mean ± SD or frequency (% subjects); values were analyzed using Student’s t-test or nonparametric test. A value of was considered statistically significant. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; HR: heart rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.