Table 2 Clinical characteristics (means ± SD) of the study population stratified according to NLRP3 gene polymorphism rs7512998. P values <0.05 are in bold
CC + TC | TT | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
N at 50 (%) | 232 (30) | 537 (70) | |
Hypertension (%) | 41.2 | 42.3 | 0.807 |
Blood pressure medication (%) | 28.1 | 32.2 | 0.273 |
Smoking (%) | 23 | 28 | 0.128 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 137.6 (18.0) | 134.0 (16.2) | 0.006 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 89.3 (10.2) | 87.4 (9.6) | 0.011 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.3 (4.8) | 26.8 (4.6) | 0.196 |
Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.4 (0.9) | 5.4 (1.0) | 0.959 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.0 (0.6) | 5.1 (1.3) | 0.309 |
N at 45 (%) | 199 (29) | 479 (71) | |
Hypertension (%) | 12.6 | 16.2 | 0.253 |
Blood pressure medication (%) | 7.6 | 12.4 | 0.083 |
Smoking (%) | 42 | 42 | 0.911 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 133.3 (16.1) | 132.4 (13.6) | 0.417 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 85.3 (9.5) | 85.2 (9.2) | 0.906 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.7 (4.1) | 26.3 (4.3) | 0.219 |
Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.5 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.1) | 0.617 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.4 (0.8) | 5.2 (0.9) | 0.449 |