Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics for ApoE Groups Stratified by Race

ApoE group
Baseline characteristics by race	E2 (2/2, 3/2)		E3 (3/3)		E4 (4/3, 4/4)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p value
Blacks	n = 71		n = 186		n = 159
Age (years)	22.8	3.7	22.9	3.4	23.3	3.6	0.49
BMI (kg/m2)	24.9	6.3	25.0	5.3	24.9	6.0	0.97
Waist circumference (cm)	73.9	12.9	74.3	10.9	73.9	12.8	0.93
Plasma (mg/dl)
HDL-C	59.7	12.9	57.3	13.3	54.2	11.1	0.004
LDL-C	90.8	34.9	113.8	28.5	117.6	28.8	0.001
Total cholesterol	161.3	36.7	183.4	30.6	183.7	31.2	0.001
Triglycerides	53.9	22.2	61.1	28.0	59.7	28.7	0.17
Whites	n = 108		n = 467		n = 156
Age (years)	25.1	3.5	25.4	3.4	25.4	3.4	0.83
BMI (kg/m2)	23.1	3.9	22.8	4.0	23.0	4.1	0.66
Waist circumference (cm)	71.6	7.7	70.8	8.6	71.2	8.4	0.66
Plasma (mg/dl)
HDL-C	59.7	14.3	58.3	12.3	54.8	12.7	0.003
LDL-C	88.2	22.6	106.4	27.6	114.1	28.3	0.001
Total cholesterol	161.3	26.2	177.8	29.8	182.7	31.0	0.001
Triglycerides	67.2	32.4	65.2	30.2	69.0	34.6	0.39