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Table 2 Analysis of Serum measurements and PPAR alpha (L162V) in Caucasians

From: PPARα L162V underlies variation in serum triglycerides and subcutaneous fat volume in young males

Serum Measurement

Group

Covariates

P-value

N; Adjusted mean ± SEM

p-value for significantly different means

% variation explained by genotype; LRT p-value

Triglycerides

All subjects

Age

0.0026

CC (N = 500; 102.92 ± 4.49)*

CG (N = 71; 146.80 ± 11.84)*

GG (N = 7; 114.99 ± 37.98)

*p = 0.0018

2.0%; 0.0025

 

Females

Age

0.0474

CC (N = 307; 94.76 ± 2.59)*

CG (N = 45; 111.11 ± 6.77)*

GG (N = 7; 114.72 ± 17.17)

NONE

1.7%; 0.0458

 

Males

Age

0.0040

CC (N = 193; 116.15 ± 10.82)*

CG (N = 26; 207.49 ± 29.49)*

*p = 0.0040

3.8%; 0.0037

HDL

All subjects

Age

0.0076

CC (N = 500; 48.13 ± 0.56)

CG (N = 70; 44.67 ± 1.48)*

GG (N = 7; 58.43 ± 4.74)*

*p = 0.0173

1.7%; 0.0073

 

Females

Age

NS

   
 

Males

Age

0.0017

CC (N = 193; 41.77 ± 0.78)*

CG (N = 26; 34.54 ± 2.13)*

*p = 0.0017

4.4%; 0.0015

Cholesterol

All subjects

Age

NS

   
 

Females

Age

NS

   
 

Males

Age

NS

   

VLDL-TG

All subjects

Age

NS

   
 

Females

Age

0.0441

CC (N = 307; 18.94 ± 0.52)*

CG (N = 45; 22.29 ± 1.35)*

GG (N = 7; 22.77 ± 3.43)

NONE

1.7%; 0.0426

 

Males

Age

NS

   

LDL

All subjects

Age

NS

   
 

Females

Age

NS

   
 

Males

Age

NS

   

Fasting glucose

All subjects

Age

NS

   
 

Females

Age

0.0440

CC (N = 307; 85.78 ± 0.41)

CG (N = 45; 83.65 ± 1.03)

GG (N = 7; 89.71 ± 2.58)

NONE

1.5%;0.0426

 

Males

Age

NS

   

Fasting insulin

All subjects

Age

NS

   
 

Females

Age

NS

   
 

Males

Age

NS