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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to genotype for elderly subjects from the SUN Project

From: Lifestyle factors modify obesity risk linked to PPARG2 and FTO variants in an elderly population: a cross-sectional analysis in the SUN Project

 

PPARG2 rs1801282

FTO rs9939609

Pro12Pro

(n = 814)

Ala12

(n = 164)

p-valuea

TT

(n = 336)

TA/AA

(n = 631)

p-valuea

% male

70 %

74 %

0.275

72 %

70 %

0.657

Age (years)

69 (6)

70 (7)

0.071

69 (6)

69 (6)

0.484

BMI (kg/m2)

25.7 (3.2)

26.2 (3.2)

0.091

25.6 (3.1)

25.9 (3.2)

0.173

Total energy intake (kcal/day)

2378 (903)

2484 (1021)

0.182

2412 (1038)

2384 (862)

0.654

CHO intake (g/day)

267 (129)

281 (147)

0.200

272 (147)

267 (123)

0.647

Protein intake (g/day)

107 (40)

109 (37)

0.686

109 (46)

107 (36)

0.449

Fat intake (g/day)

91 (39)

93 (42)

0.392

91 (41)

91 (39)

0.883

Physical activity (METs-h/week)

23.9 (20.7)

24.3 (21.5)

0.828

23.3 (20.1)

24.5 (21.3)

0.387

  1. Values are expressed as mean (SD), unless otherwise stated
  2. aContinuous variables were compared using student’s t-test. Categorical variables were compared using χ2 test