Table 1.
The general characteristics and serum lipid levels in the Bai Ku Yao and Han populations
| Parameter | Bai Ku Yao | Han Chinese | t (χ2) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number |
627 |
614 |
– |
– |
| Male/female |
303/324 |
294/320 |
0.024 |
0.910 |
| Age (years) |
40.59±14.21 |
40.94±15.56 |
−0.425 |
0.671 |
| Height (cm) |
152.70±7.15 |
154.76±8.22 |
−4.691 |
0.000 |
| Weight (kg) |
52.05±7.28 |
54.03±9.58 |
−4.084 |
0.000 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
22.28±2.39 |
22.50±3.25 |
−1.349 |
0.178 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
119.69±17.23 |
121.84±17.76 |
−2.169 |
0.030 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
75.94±9.58 |
76.43±11.26 |
−0.821 |
0.412 |
| Pulse pressure (mmHg) |
43.75±12.86 |
45.48±12.27 |
−2.423 |
0.016 |
| Cigarette smoking [n (%)] |
|
|
|
|
| Nonsmoker |
415 (66.19) |
472 (76.87) |
|
|
| < 20 cigarettes/day |
92 (14.67) |
64 (10.42) |
|
|
| ≥20 cigarettes/day |
120 (19.14) |
78 (12.70) |
17.463 |
0.000 |
| Alcohol consumption [n (%)] |
|
|
|
|
| Nondrinker |
331 (52.19) |
417 (67.91) |
|
|
| < 25 g/day |
189 (30.14) |
121 (19.71) |
|
|
| ≥25 g/day |
107 (17.07) |
76 (12.38) |
29.922 |
0.000 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.38±0.93 |
4.77±0.99 |
−7.123 |
0.000 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) |
0.99 (0.66) |
1.04 (0.74) |
−1.605 |
0.109 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) |
1.70±0.42 |
1.87±0.48 |
−6.751 |
0.000 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) |
2.57±0.78 |
2.66±0.77 |
−1.978 |
0.048 |
| Apolipoprotein (Apo) AI (g/L) |
1.33±0.32 |
1.42±0.27 |
−5.196 |
0.000 |
| ApoB (g/L) |
0.84±0.23 |
0.90±0.22 |
−4.252 |
0.000 |
| ApoAI/ApoB | 1.72±0.80 | 1.67±0.52 | 1.331 | 0.184 |
HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The value of triglyceride was presented as median (interquartile range), the difference between the two ethnic groups was determined by the Wilcoxon-Mann–Whitney test.