Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in the Genetics of Niacin and Endotoxemia (GENE-LPS) study
From: Race and gender variation in response to evoked inflammation
| Â | Male EA N=102 | Male AA N=41 | Female EA N=91 | Female AA N=60 | Race | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | P value* | P value* |
Age (years) | 24 (6) | 28 (16) | 24 (6) | 23.5 (10) | 0.0004 | 0.0016 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 23.65 (3.9) | 25.2 (4.9) | 23 (3.7) | 22.4 (5.6) | 0.24 | 0.07 |
Body fat % (Trunk) | 14.7 (8) | 15.4 (9.2) | 24 (9.6) | 20 (12.9) | 0.08 | <0.0001 |
Body fat % (whole body) | 16 (7) | 17.2 (8) | 28.7 (7.3) | 24.7 (10) | 0.03 | <0.0001 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 84.5 (10.6) | 87 (12.5) | 83 (13.5) | 78.5 (12.8) | 0.07 | 0.0059 |
Hip Circumference (cm) | 97 (8) | 98 (10.5) | 98 (12) | 97 (8) | 0.65 | 0.67 |
Waist:Hip Ratio | 0.87 (0.1) | 0.86 (0.1) | 0.85 (0.1) | 0.81 (0.1) | 0.0006 | <0.0001 |
Weight (kg) | 74.9 (14.3) | 77.6 (17.5) | 62.5 (14.2) | 64.1 (12.7) | 0.45 | <0.0001 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 112 (15.5) | 118 (12) | 108 (11) | 112.5 (19) | <0.0001 | 0.0001 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 64 (10) | 73 (9.5) | 61 (12) | 66 (13) | <0.0001 | 0.0006 |
Heart rate (bpm) | 60 (11) | 61 (14.5) | 65 (13) | 69.5 (10.8) | 0.03 | <0.0001 |
Temperature (°C) | 36.5 (0.3) | 36.5 (0.4) | 36.6 (0.4) | 36.7 (0.4) | 0.22 | <0.0001 |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 146 (44.5) | 161 (46.5) | 152 (38) | 150.5 (39.5) | 0.52 | 0.81 |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 47 (14) | 49 (28) | 52 (16) | 58 (17) | 0.02 | 0.001 |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 81 (34) | 93.8 (33.1) | 76 (35.2) | 78.9 (35.05) | 0.48 | 0.06 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 71.5 (37) | 61 (36.5) | 69 (38) | 51 (23.5) | <0.0001 | 0.35 |
Apo A1 (mg/dl) | 119.5 (25) | 120 (43) | 131 (33) | 130 (36.5) | 0.60 | 0.0002 |
Apo B (mg/dl) | 60.5 (22) | 69 (24) | 60 (24) | 59.5 (19) | 0.88 | 0.22 |
WBC (x10-3/ul) | 5.9 (2.1) | 5.1 (1.2) | 6.4 (1.8) | 5.6 (2.8) | 0.03 | 0.001 |