Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical data for conventional risk factors per genotype.
Parameters | Arg/Arg | Arg/Cys | Cys/Cys | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N° individuals | 287 | 813 | 473 | ||
Anthropologic characteristics | |||||
Gender, Male, % | 44.8 | 43.7 | 46.8 | 0.262 | |
Age, years | 45.0 ± 11.5 | 44.9 ± 10.6 | 44.4 ± 10.8 | 0.721 | |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.4 ± 5.0 | 26.1 ± 5.0 | 26.5 ± 4.6 | 0.327 | |
Waist circunference, cm | Male | 90.5 ± 12.6 | 88.5 ± 11.2 | 89.7 ± 10.7 | 0.212 |
Female | 83.3 ± 12.8 | 83.6 ± 12.5 | 84.9 ± 13.2 | 0.257 | |
Obesity, % | 55.1 | 53.4 | 60.3 | 0.058 | |
Ethnicity, % | Caucasian | 44.0 | 35.0 | 31.0 | |
Mulatto | 48.1 | 55.0 | 56.2 | 0.000 | |
Negroid | 7.9 | 10.0 | 12.8 | ||
Smoking, % | 23.7 | 22.5 | 20.3 | 0.737 | |
Sedentary Lifestyle, % | 70.8 | 76.0 | 73.5 | 0.221 | |
Blood pressure | |||||
SBP, mmHg | 125.8 ± 20.4 | 127.9 ± 22.0 | 129.2 ± 22.5 | 0.122 | |
DBP, mmHg | 82.6 ± 13.2 | 84.1 ± 14.1 | 85.2 ± 14.2 | 0.044 | |
Pulse Pressure, mmHg | 43.2 ± 14.0 | 43.8 ± 13.3 | 43.9 ± 14.3 | 0.748 | |
Hypertension, % | 40.1 | 41.6 | 45.5 | 0.263 | |
Blood biochemistry | |||||
Total Cholesterol, mg/dL | 215.7 ± 45.9 | 214.5 ± 45.0 | 213.6 ± 53.4 | 0.838 | |
LDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL | 142.9 ± 39.9 | 142.5 ± 39.0 | 141.4 ± 41.1 | 0.839 | |
HDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL | 44.7 ± 13.0 | 46.0 ± 12.6 | 44.7 ± 11.5 | 0.109 | |
Triglicerides, mg/dL | 150.2 ± 162.6 | 133.0 ± 102.0 | 138.2 ± 143.2 | 0.149 | |
Glucose, mg/dL | 105.8 ± 31.1 | 104.6 ± 32.0 | 105.1 ± 32.8 | 0.867 | |
Glucose intolerance, % | 20.2 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 0.851 | |
Metabolic syndrome, % | 28.9 | 23.3 | 27.0 | 0.112 |