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Table 7 Comparison of lipid profiles of atherosclerotic patients (AS) and healthy controls (control) 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

Parameter

Li ethnicity

Han ethnicity

AS (n = 155)

Control (n = 158)

P-value

AS (n = 161)

Control (n = 154)

P-value

TC (mmol/L)

5.12 ± 1.29

4.99 ± 0.76

0.273

5.04 ± 0.89**

4.54 ± 0.77

0.000

TG (mmol/L)

1.34 ± 0.78*

1.18 ± 0.59

0.039

1.54 ± 1.18**

1.13 ± 0.73

0.000

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.20 ± 0.40**

1.33 ± 0.29

0.002

1.04 ± 0.34**

1.21 ± 0.33

0.000

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.10 ± 1.02

2.90 ± 0.73

0.058

3.22 ± 0.78**

2.76 ± 0.73

0.000

ApoAI (g/L)

1.28 ± 0.41**

1.39 ± 0.34

0.009

1.12 ± 0.29

1.17 ± 0.31

0.150

ApoB (g/L)

0.96 ± 0.24**

0.84 ± 0.16

0.000

1.11 ± 0.24**

0.89 ± 0.19

0.000

ApoAI/ApoB

1.40 ± 0.55**

1.70 ± 0.52

0.000

1.09 ± 0.21**

0.90 ± 0.19

0.000

Lp (a) (mg/L)

238.4 ± 161.4

225.3 ± 152.8

0.460

247.9 ± 176.6

232.8 ± 165.5

0.434

ApoCIII (mg/dL)

15.83 ± 6.12**

11.49 ± 4.51

0.000

16.87 ± 6.25**

10.39 ± 4.34

0.000

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; ApoAI: Lipoprotein AI; ApoB: Lipoprotein B; Lp(a): Lipoprotein a; ApoCIII: Apolipoprotein CIII; * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, atherosclerotic patients versus healthy controls in the Li and Han ethnic groups analyzed using t-tests