Effect of the 3'APOB-VNTR polymorphism on the lipid profiles in the Guangxi Hei Yi Zhuang and Han populations

BMC Medical Genetics

Table 4 Comparison of the lipid and apolipoprotein levels in the genotypes of the 3'APOB-VNTR polymorphism between the Hei Yi Zhuang and Han populations

Nationality/Genotype	n	TC (mmol/L)	TG (mmol/L)	HDL-C (mmol/L)	LDL-C (mmol/L)	Apo A1 (g/L)	Apo B (g/L)
Hei Yi Zhuang
VNTR-SS	186	4.39 ± 0.84	1.00 ± 0.47	2.22 ± 0.69	2.00 ± 0.56	1.41 ± 0.15	0.84 ± 0.20
VNTR-LS	80	4.56 ± 0.94	1.06 ± 0.49	2.38 ± 0.77	2.03 ± 0.42	1.42 ± 0.14	0.90 ± 0.24^#
VNTR-LL	12	3.89 ± 0.70^†	0.76 ± 0.16	1.83 ± 0.47^†	2.09 ± 0.50	1.43 ± 0.08	0.69 ± 0.16^#††
F	--	3.411	2.209	3.640	0.231	0.211	5.909
P	--	<0.05	>0.05	<0.05	>0.05	>0.05	<0.01
Han Nationality
VNTR-SS	88	4.78 ± 0.88**	1.10 ± 0.62	2.50 ± 0.71**	2.00 ± 0.40	1.44 ± 0.11	0.92 ± 0.21**
VNTR-LS	74	4.57 ± 1.00	1.20 ± 0.54	2.40 ± 0.79	2.00 ± 0.42	1.42 ± 0.14	0.90 ± 0.24
VNTR-LL	10	4.68 ± 0.93*	1.12 ± 0.56*	2.39 ± 0.73*	2.01 ± 0.40	1.49 ± 0.05	0.91 ± 0.22*
F	--	1.011	0.599	0.396	0.003	1.654	0.160
P	--	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05	>0.05

TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Apo A1, apolipoprotein A1; Apo B, apolipoprotein B; ^# P < 0.05 in comparison withVNTR-SS genotype; ^† P < 0.05 and ^†† P < 0.01 in comparison with VNTR-LS genotype; *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 in comparison with Hei Yi Zhuang

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