Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 4 Genotypic and allelic frequencies in the Li and Han ethnic groups

From: Association of the S2 allele of the SstI polymorphism in the apoC3 gene with plasma apoCIII interacts with unfavorable lipid profiles to contribute to atherosclerosis in the Li ethnic group in China

Ethnic group	Group	n	Genotypic frequencies (n, %)			Allelic frequencies (n, %)
Ethnic group	Group	n	S1S1	S1S2	S2S2	S1	S2
Li	AS	155	82 (52.9)	67 (43.2) ^**	6 (3.9) ^**	231 (74.5)	79 (25.5) ^**
	Control	158	122 (77.2)	33 (20.9)	3 (1.9)	277 (87.7)	39 (12.3)
	χ ²		20.376			17.699
	P-value		0.000			0.000
Han	AS	161	83 (51.6)	62 (38.5) ^**	16 (9.9) ^**	228 (70.8)	94 (29.2) ^**
	Control	154	117 (76.0)	31 (20.1)	6 (3.9)	265 (86.0)	43 (14.0)
	χ ²		20.513			21.462
	P-value		0.000			0.000

Data are expressed as numbers and percentages. ^** P < 0.01, atherosclerotic patients versus healthy controls in the Li and Han ethnic groups analyzed using χ ² tests

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