Research Article

Rs46522 in the Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme E2Z Gene Is Associated with the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Individuals of Chinese Han Population with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of CAD group and non-CAD group.

CAD groupNon-CAD group
value

Gender (M/F)257/133118/158<0.001
Age (yr)64 (57–72)61 (55–69)0.001
BMI (kg/m2)26.39 ± 3.3726.19 ± 3.610.472
History of T2D (yr)8 (3–13)7 (3–12)0.769
History of hypertension (%)76.270.70.110
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)6.45 (5.59–7.80)6.42 (5.47–7.64)0.263
HbA1c (%)6.8 (6.3–7.8)6.7 (6.1–7.5)0.080
Triglyceride (mmol/L)1.39 (0.96–1.93)1.40 (0.97–2.03)0.615
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.00 ± 1.044.24 ± 0.920.004
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.26 (1.79–2.91)2.45 (1.91–2.94)0.071
HDL-C (mmol/L)0.95 (0.80–1.10)1.03 (0.86–1.23)<0.001
Smoking status (%)51.534.1<0.001

BMI: body mass index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; CAD: coronary artery disease; T2D: type 2 diabetes; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The fasting plasma glucose values, lipid profile, and HbA1c were after intervention.