Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and TLR4 Asp299Gly stratified by Sex
| Sex | ||
| Male (n = 754) | Female (n = 971) | |
| Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | |
| Age, yrs | 51.7 ± 0.55 | 51.1 ± 0.51 |
| Height, cm | 175.5 ± 0.57 | 162.4 ± 0.51 |
| Weight, Kg | 89.8 ± 0.24 | 74.3 ± 0.20 |
| n(%) | n(%) | |
| Age groups | ||
| < 40 years | 180 (23.9%) | 246 (25.3%) |
| 40-59 years | 320 (42.4%) | 393 (40.5%) |
| ≥ 60 years | 254 (33.7%) | 332 (34.2%) |
| Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | ||
| < 25 | 132 (17.5%) | 289 (32.7%)* |
| 25-30 | 343 (45.5%) | 301 (34.1%) |
| >30 | 279 (37.0%) | 293 (33.2%) |
| Smoking Status | ||
| Never Smoker | 359(47.6%) | 578 (59.5%)* |
| Ever Smoker | 395 (52.4%) | 393 (40.5%) |
| TLR4299 | ||
| Wild-type | 635 (84.2%) | 855 (88.1%)† |
| Polymorphic | 119 (15.8%) | 116 (11.9%) |
| Grain Dust | ||
| Not Exposed | 305 (40.5%) | 747 (76.9%)* |
| Exposed | 449 (59.5%) | 224 (23.1%) |
| Household Smoking | ||
| Not Exposed | 677 (89.8%) | 846 (87.1%) |
| Exposed | 77 (10.2%) | 125 (12.9%) |
* p < 0.001; † p < 0.05