Research Article

Association of PPAR Alpha Intron 7 G/C, PPAR Gamma 2 Pro12Ala, and C161T Polymorphisms with Serum Fetuin-A Concentrations

Table 1

Subject characteristics.

Cohort 1
Cohort 2
Reference individuals
Postinfarction patients
Reference individuals
Postinfarction patients

Gender (male/female)15/64105/6061/101105/60
Age (years, mean ± SD)61.0 ± 9.459.6 ± 12.256.1 ± 13.859.6 ± 12.2
BMI (kg/m2)24.1 ± 1.627.4 ± 0.4
Obesity (no/yes)68/1178/84
Diabetes status (no/yes)79/0139/23
HOMA-IR1.0 ± 0.21.5 ± 1.5

and , compared to reference individuals; BMI: body mass index; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance; Mann–Whitney test.