Research Article

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

Table 4

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the study subjects according to SCG.

VariablesMean ± SDP-valueaP-valueb
SYSETE
Male ( )Female ( )Total ( )P-valuecMale ( )Female ( )Total ( )P-valuecMale ( )Female ( )Total ( )P-valuec

Age (years)49.39 ± 14.0746.91 ± 14.6547.76 ± 14.490.05844.14 ± 15.8946.65 ± 14.6345.77 ± 15.110.11147.32 ± 14.7751.44 ± 14.8649.78 ± 14.954.62 048.55 05
BMI (kg/m2)23.68 ± 3.0322.4 ±
2.7
22.84 ± 2.887.07 0721.52 ± 2.7821.33 ± 2.5621.4 ± 2.630.4825.57 ± 2.8625.26 ± 3.3125.39 ± 3.140.2084.09 977.63 92
FBG (mg/dL)104.25 ± 31.3996.46 ± 28.7299.11 ± 29.860.00497.09 ± 25.1591.4 ± 13.493.38 ± 18.530.003103.28 ± 32.0999.82 ± 27.79101.21 ± 29.620.1392.92 057.58 04
HDL-C (mg/dL)41.81 ± 10.8149.21 ± 11.7846.67 ± 11.982.92 1245.05 ± 10.0951.34 ± 11.9949.15 ± 11.741.84 0739.85 ± 9.3446.41 ± 11.6943.78 ± 11.275.49 141.19 121.57 09
LDL-C (mg/dL)103.41 ± 29.5105.76 ± 29.37104.96 ± 29.410.378101.81 ± 26.97101.5 ± 28.06101.61 ± 27.650.916109.99 ± 29.53111.77 ± 30.95111.05 ± 30.380.4576.58 071.08 05
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)183.85 ± 33.74188.81 ± 33.65187.12 ± 33.730.104179.27 ± 32.17183.86 ± 31.48182.26 ± 31.760.166189.19 ± 34.67194.9 ± 35.69192.61 ± 35.370.0415.97 063.77 05
TG (mg/dL)158.58 ± 104.8114.1 ± 67.92129.25 ± 84.934.01 09111.72 ± 58.1596.5 ± 49.36101.8 ± 53.020.006164.82 ± 102.87134.77 ± 84.02146.83 ± 93.143.98 057.00 171.11 13

Values are indicated as the mean ± standard deviation.
P-valuea: analysis of variance (ANOVA) result.
P-valueb: analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) result.
P-valuec: Student's -test result.
Abbreviations: SY, So-Yang; SE, So-Eum; TE, Tae-Eum; BMI, body mass index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.