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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Associations between aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) genetic polymorphisms, drinking status, and hypertension risk in Japanese adult male workers: a case–control study

Variable

(n = 1,225)

Age (years)

42.6 ± 8.6

Height (cm)

169.3 ± 6.0

Weight (kg)

67.2 ± 9.7

BMI (kg/m2)

23.4 ± 3.0

SBP (mmHg)

124.3 ± 13.8

DBP (mmHg)

77.6 ± 10.8

AST

24.6 ± 12.1

ALT

31.3 ± 20.6

γ-GTP

64.3 ± 69.5

TC

199.4 ± 35.2

LDL

114.5 ± 33.4

HDL

59.5 ± 14.6

TG

147.9 ± 143.1

Amount of daily alcohol intake (g)

18.1 ± 24.4

Classification of daily alcohol intake (%)

 None

552 (45.1)

 6–15 g/day

226 (18.4)

 16–32 g/day

222 (18.1)

 More than 33 g/day

225 (18.4)

Smoking status (%)

 None

517 (42.2)

 1–20 cigarettes/day

571 (46.6)

 More than 21 cigarettes/day

137 (11.2)

ALDH2 genetic polymorphism (%)

 *1/*1

767 (62.6)

 *1/*2

400 (32.7)

 *2/*2

58 (4.7)

  1. Values are mean ± SD, number of the participants
  2. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, WBC white blood cell, RBC red blood cell, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, γ-GTP γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, TC total cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, ALDH2 aldehyde dehydrogenase 2