Table 2 Biochemical characteristics related to XbaI polymorphism genotypes in children and adolescents.

From: XbaI polymorphism in the APOB gene and its association with increased cholesterol in children and adolescents: Ouro Preto study

Characteristics

Total

N (%)

Genoptype CC

(%)

Genoptype CT + TT (%)

p-value b

Total Cholesterol

 Median (IQR)a

186.9 (44.4)

184.2 (43.1)

188.2 (45.1)

0.094

 Normal

284 (31.0)

144 (35.6)

140 (27.6)

0.011*

 Increased

628 (68.9)

261 (64.4)

367 (72.4)

LDL

 Median (IQR)a

101.8 (36.9)

99.0 (37.8)

105.4 (36.9)

0.095

 Normal

361 (39.6)

258 (63.5)

294 (58.0)

0.102

 Increased

551 (60.4)

148 (36.5)

213 (42.0)

HDL

 Median (IQR)a

61.1 (16.5)

61.1 (16.5)

61.6 (15.9)

0.415

 Normal

849 (93.1)

371 (91.6)

478 (94.3)

0.116

 Decreased

63 (6.9)

34 (8.4)

29 (5.7)

Triglycerides

 Median (IQR)a

101.8 (58.8)

103.7 (56.8)

99.8 (64.6)

0.833

 Normal

401 (44.0)

175 (43.2)

226 (44.6)

0.706

 Increased

511 (56.0)

230 (56.8)

281 (55.4)

Glycated Hemoglobin

 Median (IQR)a

5.31 (0.36)

5.33 (0.37)

5.30 (0.35)

0.462

 Normal

871 (95.5)

384 (94.8)

487 (96.1)

0.369

 Increased

41 (4.5)

21 (5.2)

20 (3.9)

  1. aValues are presented as the median and interquartile range (75th − 25th percentile). Categorical data are presented as absolute (n) and relative (%) values.
  2. bFor continuous data, Mann-Whitney’s U-test was performed, and categorical data were compared from Pearson’s chi-square test.
  3. *p < 0.05.