Table 2

Characteristics of the subjects


Cases
Controls

n
206
200
Age (years)
52.3 ± 13.0
48.8 ± 15.0
Male: Female ratio
1.10
0.79
Ethnic group (%)


     White
85.2
89.5
     Middle East
4.9
4.4
     Jewish
5.4
1.1
     Asian
1.5
1.1
     First Nation
1.5
0.6
     Black
1.0
0.6
     Hispanic
0.5
1.1
     Pacific Islander
0.0
1.7

Values are means ± SD for age.

Al-Shemari et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2008 9:21   doi:10.1186/1471-2350-9-21