Research Article
Novel Association of WNK4 Gene, Ala589Ser Polymorphism in Essential Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Malaysia
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the subjects ±.
| | Parameter | Hypertensive subjects | Normotensive subjects |
value |
| | Gender (male/female) | (90/74) | (73/83) | NS | | Age (year) | | |
<0.0001 | | SBP (mmHg) | | | <0.0001 | | DBP (mmHg) | | | <0.0001 | | BMI chol (mmol/L) | | | <0.0001 | | FBS chol (mmol/L) | | | <0.0001 | | T-chol (mmol/L) | | | NS | | LDL-chol (mmol/L) | | | <0.0001 | | HDL-chol (mmol/L) | | | NS | | TG (mmol/L) | | | 0.0001 | | Diabetes (yes/no) | | | 0.000 | | Family history (yes/no) | | | 0.000 | | Smoking habits (yes/no) | | | 0.008 | | Alcohol drinking (yes/no) | | | 0.000 |
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Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise specified. The value of genotypes and alleles was calculated using -test. NS: not significant.
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