Table 4.

Association of miR-19b expression with respect to different variables

Variables	miR-19b expression (fold change in mean ± SD)	p value
Overall expression	4.77 ± 1.55	–
Age
< 35 years	5.12 ± 1.84	0.02
> 35 years	4.48 ± 1.57
Alcoholism
Yes	4.69 ± 1.38	0.59
No	4.84 ± 1.71
Smoking
Yes	5.04 ± 1.47	0.03
No	4.41 ± 1.61
Hypertension
Yes	4.98 ± 1.62	0.06
No	4.46 ± 1.42