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Table 1 Estimates of the probability of this subject becoming metabolic syndrome given a LPL PvuII genotypes

From: The association of lipoprotein lipase PvuII polymorphism and niacin intake in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome: a KMSRI-Seoul study

Genotype

Probabilitya

Total

Male

Female

Post-menopause

P1P1

0.19

0.22

0.16

0.13

P1P2

0.29

0.26

0.36

0.35

P2P2

0.23

0.25

0.17

0.19

  1. aCalculations made using Bayes’ theorem described in “Methods”. The theorem requires an estimate for the overall frequency of obesity in the background population. We use the estimate that 1/4 of the Korean adult population is prevalence of MetSyn based on the KNHANES-III
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Genes & Nutrition

ISSN: 1865-3499

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