Research Article

The Association between Adiponectin Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Side Effects of Isotretinoin in Acne Patients

Table 4

Means and standard deviations of biochemical parameters (baseline, after treatment, and percentage of change by treatment) for the genotype of rs1501299.

ParameterGenotypes value
GG, mean (SD)GT, mean (SD)

HDL (mmol/L)
 Baseline1.42 (0.366)1.453 (0.358)0.690
 After treatment1.29 (0.305)1.35 (0.322)0.574
 % change by treatment−8.2% (13.5)−5.6% (18.6)0.0076

LDL (mmol/L)
 Baseline2.33 (0.598)2.36 (0.779)0.082
 After treatment2.80 (0.684)2.85 (0.826)0.217
 % change by treatment22.3% (23.5)24.2% (25.8)0.709

TChol (mmol/L)
 Baseline4.11 (0.868)4.24 (0.959)0.333
 After treatment4.60 (0.874)4.75 (1.045)0.216
 % change by treatment13.8% (17.1)13.3% (15.2)0.869

TG (mmol/L)
 Baseline0.99 (0.56)0.99 (0.63)0.395
 After treatment1.25 (0.68)1.36 (0.74)0.572
 % change by treatment36.7% (64.7)49.7% (62.9)0.767

AST (U/I)
 Baseline19.15 (5.26)18.85 (6.88)0.456
 After treatment21.54 (6.99)21.39 (8.39)0.618
 % change by treatment15.3% (36.2)15.9% (31.4)0.808

ALT (U/I)
 Baseline15.56 (6.20)16.30 (9.85)0.093
 After treatment16.73 (7.69)18.17 (12.45)0.268
 % change by treatment12.8% (47.6)18.0% (47.6)0.819

Student’s t-test was used. P value is significant at less than 0.05. HDL: high-density lipoprotein. LDL: low-density lipoprotein. TChol: total cholesterol. AST: aspartate aminotransferase. ALT: alanine aminotransferase.