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. 2011 Jun 29;12:89. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-89

Table 3.

Association of E40K with baseline data in Non-Hispanic White Look AHEAD participants

EE EK P value
Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI)
n males/n females 934/934 40/42 -
Triglycerides (mmol/L) 1.94 (1.90, 1.99) 1.61 (1.44, 1.80) 0.001
Cholesterol (mmol/L) 4.86 (4.82, 4.90) 4.88 (4.69, 5.08) 0.889
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 2.77 (2.73, 2.80) 2.87 (2.70, 3.04) 0.237
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.05 (1.04, 1.06) 1.10 (1.05, 1.16) 0.081
BMI (kg/m2) 35.90 (35.87, 35.93) 35.91 (35.78, 36.03) 0.940
Weight (kg) 100.55 (100.21, 100.90) 101.51 (99.88, 103.17) 0.264
Waist Circumference (cm) 115.03 (114.69, 115.37) 116.73 (115.11, 118.37) 0.043
Glucose (mmol/L) 8.38 (8.28, 8.49) 8.02 (7.56, 8.51) 0.154
HbA1c 7.18 (7.14, 7.23) 7.00 (6.79, 7.22) 0.113
SBP (mm/Hg) 129.12 (128.31, 129.93) 124.88 (121.23, 128.64) 0.031
DBP (mm/Hg) 69.38 (68.98, 69.79) 67.55 (65.71, 69.43) 0.062
Triglycerides (mmol/L) on subjects not receiving lipid lowering medication 1.91 (1.85, 1.98)
(n = 771)
1.54 (1.31, 1.80)
(n = 36)
0.007

Data presented is mean (95% confidence intervals). Lipid data and blood pressure are adjusted for age, gender, study site, BMI, smoking, statins, diuretics, diabetes drugs, insulin, other lipid drugs, alcohol, menopause, HRT use. Anthropometric data are adjusted for age, gender, study site, smoking, statins, diuretics, diabetes drugs, insulin, other lipid drugs, alcohol, menopause, HRT use. Adjusted P values using a dominant model of inheritance are presented.