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Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of study cohort

From: Re-sequencing of the APOAI promoter region and the genetic association of the -75G > A polymorphism with increased cholesterol and low density lipoprotein levels among a sample of the Kuwaiti population

Parameters

 

Sex (Males, Females)

38.8%, 61.2%

Age (yr)

29 ± 0.54

BMI

27 ± 0.29

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.6 ± 0.03

LDL (mmol/L)

3.05 ± 0.03

HDL (mmol/L)

1.18 ± 0.01

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

0.92 ± 0.03

Positive family history of hypercholesterolemia

32.42%

Positive family history of heart disease

33.88%

  1. Data shown as means ± SEM or for the BMI and lipid levels except for TG where the median and inter-quartile range is represented.