Table 3. Socio-demographic characteristics of long-lived individuals and the comparison group by APOA5 genotype (n = 2732)†.
| TT | TC | CC | P Value‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 897 (64.4) | 726 (65.2) | 150 (66.7) | 0.778 |
| Illiterate, n (%) | 780 (56.6) | 618 (55.9) | 118 (53.2) | 0.633 |
| Currently married, n (%) | 833 (60.4) | 717 (64.8) | 139 (62.6) | 0.077 |
| Regular smoker (ever), n (%) | 363 (26.1) | 275 (24.7) | 57 (25.3) | 0.729 |
| Regular drinker (ever), n (%) | 436 (31.6) | 344 (31.1) | 67 (29.8) | 0.863 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 23.7 (3.7) | 23.7 (3.8) | 23.4 (3.4) | 0.644 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | 146.4 (25.4) | 146.0 (24.7) | 146.4 (24.2) | 0.665 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | 81.9 (13.5) | 81.5 (14.4) | 81.6 (10.4) | 0.425 |
SD, standard deviation. †The numbers vary because of missing data in variables. Overall 2732 participants include 438 long-lived indiviudals and 2294 elderly individuals (comparison group). ‡P-values are from the Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables or from the chi-squared test for categorical variables, 2-sided.