Table 5

Allele average effects αS, αM and αL estimated for S, M and L alleles respectively of the 3'VNTR-APOB polymorphism in the whole sample of healthy subjects after normalization for age, sex and BMI (computed according to the formula: BMI = weight [Kg]/ height [m2])


αS
95% c.i. αS
αM
95% c.i. αM
αL
95% c.i. αL

TC
-5.98
-11.62 ÷ -0.74
+1.67
-0.28 ÷ +3.90
+0.93
-6.20 ÷ +8.13
HDL-C
-0.09
-2.01 ÷ +1.71
-0.08
-0.64 ÷ +0.81
+0.26
-2.51 ÷ +2.30
LDL-C
-4.41
-8.93 ÷ -0.20
+1.28
-0.65 ÷ +3.10
+0.45
-5.70 ÷ +6.82
TG (Log10)
+0.01
-0.02 ÷ +0.03
0.00
-0.01 ÷ +0.01
-0.01
-0.04 ÷ +0.02

TC: serum Total Cholesterol; HDL-C: serum HDL-Cholesterol; LDL-C: serum LDL-Cholesterol; TG: serum Tryglycerides. Average effects are expressed in mg/dL. Confidence intervals (c.i.) are computed by bootstrap (1,000 replications).

Garasto et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2004 5:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2350-5-3