Chromosome 7p linkage and association study for diabetes related traits and type 2 diabetes in an African-American population enriched for nephropathy

Table 1 Characteristics of African American subjects

Trait	T2D-ESRD Cases		Controls
	n*		n*
% Female (n)	577	61% (352)	596	51% (306)
Age at exam (years ± SD)	541	62.2 ± 10.3‡	448	49.3 ± 9.8
Age at T2D diagnosis (years ± SD)	544	41.8 ± 11.6	-	-
Age at ESRD diagnosis (years ± SD)	560	59.0 ± 10.5	-	-
BMI (kg/m²)	559	29.6 ± 7.0†	450	29.8 ± 7.1
T2D duration to ESRD onset (years ± SD)	511	20.3 ± 10.5	-	-
Mean African Ancestry	577	81.7 ± 13.3‡	596	79.1 ± 13.1

*n = number with data available. ‡ Mean differs significantly between cases and controls P-value < 0.001. †Reflects dry weight on dialysis. All cases were diagnosed with T2D and ESRD.

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