Table 3:

Correlation of miR-497 with pathological parameters (mean±SD)

Parameters	n	miR-497	t	P
Gender			1.448	0.149
Male	125	2.31±0.75
Female	87	2.16±0.73
Age (yr)			1.456	0.147
≥53	126	2.29±0.72
<53	86	2.14±0.76
BMI (kg/m2)			1.473	0.142
≥23	101	2.19±0.73
<23	111	2.34±0.75
History of hypertension			5.351	<0.001
Yes	120	2.76±0.79
No	92	2.19±0.74
History of drinking			1.866	0.063
Yes	128	2.36±0.79
No	84	2.16±0.72
History of smoking			4.289	<0.001
Yes	138	2.73±0.81
No	74	2.24±0.76
History of DM			5.873	<0.001
Yes	121	2.88±0.79
No	91	2.25±0.75
Hyperlipemia			1.515	0.131
Yes	128	2.34±0.74
No	84	2.18±0.77
Chol (mmol/L)			0.634	0.526
High expression	131	2.21±0.81
Low expression	81	2.14±0.73
LDL (mmol/L)			0.854	0.393
High expression	129	2.36±0.76
Low expression	83	2.27±0.73
HDL (mmol/L)			1.225	0.221
High expression	138	2.23±0.82
Low expression	74	2.09±0.74