Table 5 Characteristics of European ancestry and African American ancestry CAP participants used in eQTL analyses
From: Genetic variants modulate gene expression statin response in human lymphoblastoid cell lines
| Â | African Americans | European Americans |
|---|---|---|
N | 153 | 259 |
Gender | 53.6% Female | 47.9% Female |
Age (years) | 53.7 ± 12.8 | 54.2 ± 12.0 |
BMI | 30.1 ± 6.0 | 27.9 ± 5.7 |
Smoker | 28.8% | 10.8% |
aTotal Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 204 ± 36 | 214 ± 37 |
aLDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 129 ± 35 | 135 ± 33 |
aHDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 55 ± 17 | 54 ± 17 |
aTriglycerides (mg/dl) | 103 ± 49 | 125 ± 67 |
% change TC | -26 ± 10% | −28 ± 9% |
% change LDLC | −40 ± 13% | −43 ± 11% |
% change HDLC | 2 ± 11% | 5 ± 11% |
% change TG | −14 ± 26% | −17 ± 24% |