Table 10 Demographic description of the Kuwaiti cohort (n = 702).

From: Genetic association of LPL rs1121923 and rs258 with plasma TG and VLDL levels

Variable

Subjects

Gender (n)

   Males

282 (40.2%)

   Females

420 (59.2%)

Age (yrs)

   Mean ± SE

32.8 ± 0.53

   Median [Range]

28 [18–76]

BMI

   Mean ± SE

27.1 ± 0.3

   Median (Interquartile Range)

25.7 [16.4–62.4]

TC (mmol/L)

   Mean ± SE

4.7 ± 0.03

   Median

4.6 [2–7.9]

HDL-C (mmol/L)

   Mean ± SE

1.1 ± 0.01

   Median

1.1 [0.3–2.75]

LDL-C (mmol/L)

   Mean ± SE

3.1 ± 0.03

   Median

3 [0.7–6.3]

VLDL (mmol/L)

   Mean ± SE

0.44 ± 0.01

   Median

0.34 [0.06–3.33]

TG (mmol/L)

   Mean ± SE

1.07 ± 0.03

   Median

0.84 [0.16–7.33]