Research Article

Mitochondrial T16189C Polymorphism Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in the Mexican Population

Table 3

Characteristics of study population with and without mtDNA T16189C polymorphism.

ParametermtDNA T16189C polymorphism
TC

n7624
Male/female15/617/17
Age (y)58.96 ± 10.6955.75 ± 7.090.172
Waist circumference (cm)97.38 ± 9.7597.94 ± 9.900.809
BMI (kg/m2)28.38 ± 5.0127.77 ± 4.940.601
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)117.59 ± 17.92121.67 ± 23.160.369
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)74.50 ± 9.1375.42 ± 8.840.667
Glycemia (mg/dl)119.76 ± 54.37150.58 ± 69.290.026
Triglycerides (mg/dl)137.97 ± 62.17191.50 ± 130.240.007
HDL-C (mg/dl)46.88 ± 11.3238.55 ± 6.86<0.001
HBA1C (%)7.15 ± 2.068.52 ± 2.840.012