Table 4.
Biochemical characteristics of participants in the China Multi-Ethnic Cohort (mean ± standard deviation)
| Biochemical indexa | Han ethnic group in Basin |
Han ethnic group in Yunnan |
Yi ethnic group in Yunnan |
Bai ethnic group in Yunnan |
Tibetans in Aba |
Tibetans in Lhasa |
Dong ethnic group in Guizhou |
Bouyei ethnic group in Guizhou |
Miao ethnic group in Guizhou |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBG (mmol/l) | 5.5±1.5 | 5.2±1.2 | 5.6±1.4 | 5.5±1.2 | 4.6±1.1 | 4.5±1.3 | 5.6±1.4 | 5.4±1.4 | 5.5±1.4 |
| ALP (U/l) | 86.7±29.4 | 84.1±27.7 | 84.0±29.0 | 90.2±28.5 | 114.7±43.5 | 113.2±37.9 | 92.6±32.7 | 74.3±23.8 | 81.2±26.9 |
| TBIL (μmol/l) | 12.7±7.1 | 11.5±5.7 | 10.2±5.1 | 12.0±6.3 | 12.7±8.5 | 13.9±7.0 | 9.9±5.1 | 10.1±4.6 | 10.3±5.4 |
| HbA1C (%) | 5.7±0.9 | 5.8±0.8 | 5.7±0.8 | 5.8±0.8 | 5.9±0.8 | 6.0±1.0 | 5.7±1.0 | 5.8±1.0 | 5.7±1.0 |
| WBC (10^9/l) | 5.9±1.7 | 6.6±2.0 | 6.4±1.8 | 6.4±1.7 | 5.7±1.6 | 6.2±1.7 | 6.6±1.8 | 6.2±1.7 | 6.5±1.8 |
| RBC (10^12/l) | 4.8±0.6 | 5.0±0.5 | 4.8±0.5 | 5.0±0.5 | 5.3±0.6 | 5.1±0.8 | 4.7±0.6 | 4.7±0.6 | 4.8±0.6 |
| HGB (g/l) | 144.2±16.4 | 150.6±15.1 | 147.8±14.7 | 151.6±15.5 | 160.3±21.2 | 154.5±28.5 | 140.8±16.5 | 137.4±16.2 | 143.6±16.1 |
| PLT (10^9/l) | 192.9±67.8 | 217.1±59.4 | 232.6±63.1 | 203.4±62.1 | 240.2±64.6 | 233.3±88.3 | 217.6±71.3 | 227.0±70.9 | 239.2±65.9 |
| TG (mmol/l) | 1.7±1.4 | 2.0±1.7 | 1.9±2.1 | 1.6±1.3 | 1.0±0.6 | 1.3±0.8 | 2.0±1.8 | 1.8±1.6 | 1.9±1.9 |
| CHOL (mmol/l) | 5.0±1.0 | 5.0±1.0 | 5.5±1.1 | 5.1±1.0 | 4.8±1.0 | 4.7±1.0 | 4.9±1.0 | 5.0±1.0 | 5.0±1.0 |
| HDL-CH (mmol/l) | 1.5±0.4 | 1.5±0.4 | 1.6±0.4 | 1.7±0.4 | 1.3±0.3 | 1.3±0.3 | 1.5±0.4 | 1.5±0.3 | 1.5±0.3 |
| LDL-CH (mmol/l) | 2.9±0.8 | 3.0±0.8 | 3.5±1.0 | 3.0±0.8 | 3.1±0.8 | 2.8±0.7 | 3.0±0.9 | 2.5±0.7 | 2.9±0.9 |
| TP (g/l) | 76.3±4.6 | 75.6±4.6 | 76.2±4.8 | 74.0±4.3 | 77.6±5.1 | 76.5±5.3 | 79.2±4.6 | 77.5±4.5 | 78.6±5.4 |
| ALT (U/l) | 24.2±19.0 | 20.5±16.5 | 21.4±16.0 | 23.3±15.8 | 30.8±47.7 | 32.3±26.2 | 24.9±21.6 | 24.5±20.4 | 23.9±19.4 |
| AST (U/l) | 26.1±13.5 | 25.6±12.5 | 25.4±14.6 | 28.0±13.2 | 28.4±24.5 | 29.4±18.2 | 28.6±18.5 | 28.0±17.7 | 27.7±15.6 |
| GGT (U/l) | 34.2±49.6 | 39.7±63.1 | 47.2±92.0 | 38.8±54.2 | 42.3±46.6 | 52.4±90.5 | 43.9±81.0 | 38.8±53.1 | 41.1±68.5 |
| Cr (μmol/l) | 67.9±18.4 | 78.3±20.4 | 76.6±20.8 | 72.1±18.9 | 65.8±16.7 | 66.6±15.0 | 70.4±29.7 | 64.3±24.3 | 66.8±24.8 |
| Urea (mmol/l) | 5.5±1.5 | 5.1±1.5 | 5.3±1.6 | 5.2±1.5 | 5.2±1.5 | 4.7±1.4 | 5.2±1.7 | 5.3±1.6 | 5.1±1.7 |
| UA (μmol/l) | 322.3±86.7 | 318.6±87.7 | 299.8±87.7 | 286.1±83.1 | 316.7±89.8 | 334.3±89.3 | 337.6±96.6 | 315.7±91.5 | 336.0±95.3 |
| CK-MB (U/l) | 16.7±13.8 | – | – | – | 16.7±9.1 | – | – | – | – |
a
FBG, fasting blood glucose; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; TBIL, total bilirubin; HbA1C, glycated haemoglobin; WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; HGB, haemoglobin; PLT, platelets; TG, triglycerides; CHOL, cholesterol; HDL-CH, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-CH, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TP, total protein; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate amino transferase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; Cr, Creatinine; UA, uric acid; CK-MB, creatine kinase-MB.