Research Article

Association of the Apolipoprotein A5 Gene −1131T>C Polymorphism with Serum Lipids in Korean Subjects: Impact of Sasang Constitution

Table 1

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the study subjects.

VariablesMean ± SDP-value
Male ( )Female ( )Total ( )

Age (years)47.38 ± 14.8848.45 ± 14.9548.06 ± 14.930.07
BMI (kg/m2)24.02 ± 3.323.17 ± 3.3823.49 ± 3.376.93 06
FBG (mg/dL)102.49 ± 30.8796.45 ± 25.2398.66 ± 27.576.63 05
HDL-C (mg/dL)41.82 ± 10.2848.66 ± 11.9846.15 ± 11.851.82 31
LDL-C (mg/dL)106.22 ± 29.03106.85 ± 30.16106.62 ± 29.740.51
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)185.53 ± 33.79189.65 ± 34.45188.14 ± 34.260.01
TG (mg/dL)149.97 ± 96.53117.48 ± 72.61129.38 ± 83.642.51 14

Values are indicated as the mean ± standard deviation.
P-value: Student’s -test result.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.