Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants according to rs3751812 genotypes.
| Parameters | Total | GG (n = 8321) | TG (n = 2343) | TT (n = 168) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 48.68 ± 0.11 | 48.64 ± 0.12 | 48.78 ± 0.23 | 49.13 ± 0.90 | 0.7433 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.35 ± 0.03 | 24.27 ± 0.04 | 24.58 ± 0.08 | 25.21 ± 0.26 | <0.0001 |
| Fasting blood glucose(mg/dl) | 96.49 ± 0.20 | 96.36 ± 0.23 | 96.69 ± 0.43 | 100.43 ± 2.18 | 0.0398 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 193.76 ± 0.34 | 193.93 ± 0.39 | 193.10 ± 0.74 | 194.58 ± 2.43 | 0.5763 |
| Sex (n, %) | |||||
| Male | 5219 (48.09) | 4002 (48.06) | 1106 (47.20) | 101 (60.12) | 0.0053 |
| Female | 5634 (51.91) | 4319 (51.90) | 1237 (52.80) | 67 (39.88) | |
| Alcohol intake | |||||
| Never/Former | 9992 (92.08) | 7641 (91.84) | 2180 (93.04) | 151 (89.88) | 0.0930 |
| Current | 860 (7.92) | 679 (8.16) | 163 (6.96) | 17 (10.12) | |
| Smoking | |||||
| No | 7451 (68.70) | 5743 (69.50) | 1583 (67.65) | 111 (66.07) | 0.3299 |
| Yes | 3395 (31.30) | 2574 (30.95) | 757 (32.35) | 57 (33.93) | |
| Physical activity | |||||
| No | 6426 (59.21) | 4944 (59.42) | 1368 (58.39) | 102 (60.71) | 0.6154 |
| Yes | 4426 (40.79) | 3376 (40.58) | 975 (41.61) | 66 (39.29) | |
| Tea consumption | |||||
| No 5655 (63.06) | 4353 (63.26) | 1213 (62.82) | 78 (56.52) | 0.2591 | |
| Yes | 3312 (36.94) | 2528 (36.74) | 718 (37.18) | 60 (43.48) | |
| Coffee consumption | |||||
| No | 6086 (67.87) | 4668 (67.84) | 1320 (68.36) | 84 (60.87) | 0.1910 |
| Yes | 2881 (32.13) | 2213 (32.16) | 611 (31.64) | 54 (39.13) | |
| Vegetarian Diet | |||||
| Never/Former | 8551 (95.36) | 6570 (95.48) | 1836 (95.08) | 129 (93.48) | 0.4335 |
| Current | 416 (4.64) | 311 (4.52) | 95 (4.92) | 9 (6.52) |
All variables are presented as mean ± standard error (S.E.) (continuous variables) or numbers (%). BMI: body mass index, GG: wild-type, TG: heterozygous; TT: homozygous.