Table 4.
Baseline characteristics of 69 participants stratified by allele.
| Characteristics | Allele | P value | ||||
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A (n=98) | G (n=40) | Total (N=138) |
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| Age group (years) | ||||||
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<60, n (%) | 70 (71.4) | 26 (65) | 96 (69.6) | .46a | |
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≥60, n (%) | 28 (28.6) | 14 (35) | 42 (30.4) | —b | |
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Mean (SD) | 53.87 (11.96) | 56.18 (10.63) | 54.54 (11.6) | .29c | |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||||
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Male | 43 (43.9) | 15 (37.5) | 58 (42) | .49a | |
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Female | 55 (56.1) | 25 (62.5) | 80 (58) | — | |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 62.6 (6.7) | 59.68 (9.3) | 61.75 (7.63) | .08c | ||
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 160.02 (7.34) | 158.55 (8.75) | 159.59 (7.77) | .30c | ||
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 24.46 (2.15) | 23.66 (2.54) | 24.23 (2.29) | .06c | ||
| Overweight and obesity, n (%) | ||||||
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Yes | 74 (75.5) | 26 (65) | 100 (72.5) | .21a | |
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No | 24 (24.5) | 14 (35) | 38 (27.5) | — | |
| Smoking, n (%) | ||||||
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Yes | 25 (25.5) | 7 (17.5) | 32 (23.2) | .31a | |
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No | 73 (74.5) | 33 (82.5) | 106 (76.8) | — | |
| Alcohol abuse, n (%) | ||||||
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Yes | 18 (18.4) | 6 (15.0) | 24 (17.4) | .64a | |
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No | 80 (81.6) | 34 (85.0) | 114 (82.6) | — | |
| Sedentary lifestyle, n (%) | ||||||
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Yes | 42 (42.9) | 16 (40.0) | 58 (42.0) | .76a | |
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No | 56 (57.1) | 24 (60.0) | 80 (58.0) | — | |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | ||||||
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Yes | 13 (13.3) | 7 (17.5) | 20 (14.5) | .52a | |
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No | 85 (86.7) | 33 (82.5) | 118 (85.5) | — | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | ||||||
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Yes | 29 (29.6) | 13 (32.5) | 42 (30.4) | .74a | |
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No | 69 (70.4) | 27 (67.5) | 96 (69.6) | — | |
aComparison of the differences are given according to the Pearson chi-square test (statistical significance at P<.05).
bNot applicable.
cComparison of the differences are given according to the Fisher exact test (statistical significance at P<.05).