Research Article

Novel KIF6 Polymorphism Increases Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Heart Disease in Han Chinese Men

Table 1

General clinical characteristics of the study participants.

General characteristicsControl ()T2DM ()T2DM + CHD ()

Age (years)60.23 ± 10.4163.72 ± 9.6663.88 ± 10.61∗∗
Sex (M/F)680/704632/616576/576
BMI (kg/m2)22.6 ± 2.925.4 ± 2.826.8 ± 2.4∗∗
Nondrinker (%)80.678.365.4
Current drinker (%)17.620.632.5∗∗
Former drinker (%)2.22.32.3
Nonsmoker (%)63.155.353.0∗∗
Current smoker (%)32.840.342.8∗∗
Former smoker (%)4.14.44.2
FPG (mmol/L)4.62 ± 1.29.40 ± 2.410.01 ± 2.4∗∗
HbA1c (mmol/L)4.43 ± 1.18.12 ± 1.39.46 ± 1.5∗∗
TC (mmol/L)4.47 ± 0.925.24 ± 1.245.72 ± 1.00
TG (mmol/L)1.54 ± 0.722.84 ± 1.253.20 ± 1.43∗∗
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.37 ± 0.211.24 ± 0.221.11 ± 0.19∗∗
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.83 ± 0.752.92 ± 0.752.85 ± 0.77
hs-CRP0.16 ± 0.081.98 ± 0.425.08 ± 1.03∗∗

comparison between controls and T2DM, ∗∗ comparison between controls and T2DM + CHD. BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; CHD, coronary heart disease.