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/χ^2
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/m^2)	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.