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Table 1 Subject characteristics by FTO genotype

From: FTO genotype, dietary protein intake, and body weight in a multiethnic population of young adults: a cross-sectional study

 

rs1558902 genotype

 

TT

TA

AA

p

Subjects [n(%)]

762 (51)

569 (38)

160 (11)

 

Age (year)

22.5 ± 0.1

22.8 ± 0.1

22.7 ± 0.2a

0.11

Sex [n(%)]

   

0.78

 Male

233 (50)

184 (39)

51 (11)

 

 Female

529 (52)

385 (38)

109 (10)

 

Ethnicity [n(%)]

   

< 0.0001

 Caucasian

256 (34)

367 (48)

136 (18)

 

 East Asian

422 (76)

125 (22)

11 (2)

 

 South Asian

84 (48)

77 (44)

13 (8)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

22.3 ± 0.1b

23.2 ± 0.2a

23.6 ± 0.3a

0.02

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

112.6 ± 0.4

114.7 ± 0.5

115.2 ± 0.8

0.77

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

69.0 ± 0.3

69.7 ± 0.3

69.3 ± 0.6

0.73

Waist circumference (cm)

72.8 ± 0.3

75.1 ± 0.4

75.9 ± 0.7

0.07

Physical activity (METs)

7.7 ± 0.1b

7.6 ± 0.1b

8.4 ± 0.2a

0.005

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.79 ± 0.01

4.78 ± 0.02

4.77 ± 0.03

0.92

Insulin (pmol/L)

46.2 ± 1.0

47.6 ± 1.9

45 ± 2.6

0.39

HOMA-IR

1.39 ± 0.03

1.43 ± 0.06

1.34 ± 0.09

0.02

HOMA-β

107.2 ± 4.2

106.9 ± 3.8

101.7 ± 5.6

0.02

Cholesterol

 Total (mmol/L)

4.25 ± 0.03

4.26 ± 0.03

4.25 ± 0.06

0.93

 HDL (mmol/L)

1.54 ± 0.01

1.54 ± 0.02

1.53 ± 0.03

0.28

 LDL (mmol/L)

2.27 ± 0.02

2.28 ± 0.03

2.31 ± 0.05

0.71

 Total/HDL (mmol/L)

2.89 ± 0.03

2.92 ± 0.04

2.88 ± 0.05

0.64

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.99 ± 0.02

0.97 ± 0.02

0.91 ± 0.03

0.01

hs-CRP (mg/L)

1.0 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.2

0.59

Free fatty acids (μmol/L)

487.2 ± 9.1

483.8 ± 10.8

475.5 ± 20.8

0.82

Dietary intake

 Energy (kcal/day)

2033 ± 33

2116 ± 98

2017 ± 68

0.17

 Protein (g/day)

89.9 ± 1.6

89.6 ± 1.7

84.0 ± 3.0

0.39

 Total fat (g/day)

67.5 ± 1.2

71.0 ± 1.5

69.8 ± 3.0

0.96

 Carbohydrates (g/day)

267.7 ± 4.5

279.6 ± 5.3

262.6 ± 8.7

0.52

  1. Differences between groups assessed using χ2 test for categorical variables and ANCOVA adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, BMI, and energy intake for continuous variables. Groups without a common letter differ after a Tukey-Kramer post hoc test (p < 0.05)
  2. METs metabolic equivalent hours per week, HOMA-IR homeostasis model of insulin resistance, HOMA-β homeostasis model of β-cell function, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
  3. aMean ± SE (all such values)