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. 2013 May 24;8(5):e64809. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064809

Table 3. Characteristics of male subjects grouped by ACE and A3B genotypes.

Mean ± SD (No. of subjects measured)
Characteristic ACE D/A3B I carriers others P-value
Age (years) 41.1±11.9 (340) 41.5±12.4 (343) 0.692
BMI (kg/m2) 26.2±3.2 (296) 25.8±3.3 (297) 0.220
Heart rate (beats/min) 76.7±10.6 (305) 76.3±10.7 (305) 0.637
Blood pressure (mm Hg)
Systolic 135.9±18.6 (305) 133.7±17.9 (305) 0.201
Diastolic 83.8±11.9 (305) 83.1±11.4 (305) 0.490
Plasma glucose (mmol/L) 5.81±1.91 (304) 5.58±1.14 (312) 0.629
Serum lipid (mmol/L)
Total cholesterol 4.92±0.87 (304) 4.83±0.92 (313) 0.153
Triglycerides 1.94±1.41 (304) 1.80±1.36 (313) 0.098
HDL-cholesterol 1.54±0.54 (253) 1.55±0.57 (261) 0.943
LDL-cholesterol 3.11±0.81 (253) 3.05±0.76 (261) 0.513
HDL-C/LDL-C ratio 0.52±0.21 (253) 0.53±0.23 (261) 0.701
Renal function indexes
BUN (mmol/L) 5.27±1.29 (305) 5.40±1.35 (314) 0.222
Urinary protein ——a (319) ——a (328) 0.956
Urinary occult blood ——a (319) ——a (328) 0.155
Liver function indexes (U/L)
ALT 32.9±25.0 (323) 31.0±19.2 (332) 0.915
γ–GT 45.2±45.6 (323) 43.5±43.4 (332) 0.735
AST 26.0±12.4 (323) 24.8±9.3 (333) 0.784
Triglycerides 1.95±1.45 (284) 1.77±1.36 (291) 0.103b
a

belong to categorical variables.

b

p-value from analysis of covariance including subjects whose BMI data were available.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ–GT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; AST, aspartate aminotransferas.