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Table 1 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of case and control groups

From: Common FTO rs9939609 variant and risk of type 2 diabetes in Palestine

 

cases (n=281)

controls (n=118)

 

Parameters

  

P-value

M:F ratio

94:187

48:70

 

Age at diagnosis (years)

50.39+11.04

NA

 

Age at sampling (years)

58.15±12.09

49.62±8.71

0.0001*

BMI

32.9±6.6

29.2±6.2

<0.0001*

SBP (mmHg)

136.21±17.42

122.33±11.44

0.0001*

DBP (mmHg)

80.21±10.83

76.72±9.37

0.0024*

FBS (mg/dl)

163.31±58.72

87.14±7.82

0.0001*

TC (mg/dl)

187.91±47.53

182.15±40.95

0.251

Treatment (OHA,C,I)(n)

204,71,6

NA

 
  1. Values are expressed as means ±SD, *P<0.05 is considered to be significant
  2. NA Not applicable. Treatment at time of recruitment OHA oral hypoglycemic agent, C combination of insulin and hypoglycemic agent, I insulin
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