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Table 3 General characteristics according PAI-1 polymorphism following a dominant genetic model

From: Relationship of metabolic syndrome and its components with -844 G/A and HindIII C/G PAI-1 gene polymorphisms in Mexican children

 

-844 G/A PAI-1

HindIIIC/G PAI-1

Variables

G/G

n= 53

G/A + A/A

n= 47

Pvalue

C/C

n= 57

C/G + G/G

n= 43

Pvalue

Age (years) c

9 (6-11)

9 (6-11)

0.22

9 (6-11)

9 (6-11)

0.08

Gender (%) a

  

0.30

  

0.06

Male

28 (53)

20 (43)

 

32 (56)

16 (37)

 

Female

25 (47)

27 (57)

 

25 (44)

27 (63)

 

BMI (kg/m 2 ) c

17 (13.7-26.6)

20 (15.1-27.5)

0.09

18 (14-29)

20 (15-26)

0.67

Obesity (%)

  

0.01

  

0.25

Yes

19 (36)

28 (60)

 

24 (42)

23 (53)

 

No

34 (64)

19 (40)

 

33 (58)

20 (47)

 

Circumferences

      

Waist (cm) c

66 (54-87)

69 (57-89)

0.22

67 (54-90)

66 (57-88)

0.84

Arm (cm) c

20 (16-28)

22 (17-29)

0.04

21 (16-30)

21 (17-28)

0.68

Skinfolds

      

Biceps (mm) b

15 ± 4.32

16 ± 4.70

0.05

15 ± 4.2

16 ± 4.9

0.27

Triceps (mm) c

13 (9-22)

16 (10-20.5)

0.01

14 (9.5-21.5)

15 (9-22)

0.75

Subscapular (mm) c

13 (5.5-22)

15 (8.5-22)

0.03

14 (6-25)

13 (6-22)

0.85

Biochemical measurements

      

Glucose (mg/dL) c

95 (72-116)

96 (72-112)

0.38

95 (72-110)

95 (72-112)

0.59

Total cholesterol (mg/dL) b

168 ± 27.91

175 ± 31.05

0.20

165 ± 29.6

179 ± 28

0.02

Triglycerides (mg/dL) c

86 (38-225)

150 (36-200)

0.09

91 (29-200)

116 (38-204)

0.13

HDL-C (mg/dL) c

53 (25-102)

39 (23-89)

0.04

49 (21-99)

40 (25-98)

0.54

Insulin (μU/mL) c

5 (0.09-27.5)

10 (1.25-22.7)

0.10

7 (0.7-25)

7 (0.5-23)

0.91

HOMA c

0.5 (0-6.04)

1 (0-5.5)

0.30

1.62 (0.1-6.0)

1.8 (0.1-6.0)

0.89

Insulin resistance a

  

0.19

  

0.78

Si

9 (17)

13 (28)

 

12 (29)

10 (32)

 

No

44 (83)

34 (72)

 

29 (71)

21 (68)

 
  1. a) Data provided in n and percentages. Chi square test; b) Data provided in means ± SD. Student's t test; c) Data provided in median and percentile 5-95. Mann-Whitney test