Association between Single Nucleotide Polymorphism rs9891119 of STAT3 Gene and the Genetic Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Han Population from Guangdong
Table 1
Comparison of baseline data between cases and controls.
Parameters
T2DM (n = 1067)
Control (n = 1054)
t/χ2
Male (%)
532(49.86)
532(50.47)
0.08
0.080
Age (years)
59.71 ± 11.87
57.23 ± 10.41
5.12
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
24.60 ± 3.24
23.58 ± 3.33
7.15
<0.001
FPG (mmol/L)
10.46 ± 4.50
5.60 ± 1.60
33.22
<0.001
TC (mmol/L)
5.31 ± 1.59
5.43 ± 1.27
-1.92
0.056
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
2.24 ± 1.03
1.31 ± 0.96
21.51
<0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.35 ± 0.54
1.37 ± 0.42
-0.95
0.398
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.73 ± 1.04
3.03 ± 0.65
-7.98
<0.001
Hypertension (%)
396(37.11)
380(36.05)
0.26
0.257
Heart rate (bpm)
76.40 ± 15.26
76.20 ± 10.92
0.35
0.682
Note: BMI (Body Mass Index) is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.