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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients

From: The E670G SNP in the PCSK9 gene is associated with polygenic hypercholesterolemia in men but not in women

M/F

239/267

Age (years)

44 (14)

BMI (kg/m2)

25 (3.7)

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

270 (79)

LDL (mg/dl)

194 (77)

HDL (mg/dl)

53 (17)

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

120 (40)

Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl)

26 (32)

Hypertension (n)

98

Type 2 diabetes (n)

10

Coronary heart disease (n)

48

  1. For continuous variables values are means (SD)