Research Article

The Association between KIF6 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism rs20455 and Serum Lipids in Filipino-American Women

Table 3

Selective cardiovascular disease risk factors as a function of the rs20455 genotype and statin medication usage.

Risk factorsAA
Trp/Trp

23%
AG
Arg/Trp

51%
GG
Arg/Arg

26%
ANOVA
value

Age
 Total 0.09
 No statins 0.28
 Statins
HDL-C
 Total 0.21
 No statins 0.06
 Statins
LDL-C
 Total 0.71
 No statins 0.59
 Statins
TG
 Total 0.009
 No statins
 Statins 0.002
Waist Circ
 Total
 No statins 0.93
 Statins
BMI
 Total 0.06
 No statins
 Statins 0.15
Hs-CRP
 Total 0.45
 No statins
 Statins 0.87
HbA1c
 Total 0.39
 No statins
 Statins 0.17

Note: HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; Waist Circ: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c. 1  Trp/Trp versus Arg/Arg, 2  Arg/Trp versus Arg/Arg, and 3Arg/Arg versus all other groups ; AA no statins , statins ; AG no statins , statins ; GG no statins , statins .