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Table 2 FTO genotype and measures of body weight stratified by ethnicity

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

Caucasians

 Subjects (n)

256

367

136

 

 BMI (kg/m2)

22.9 ± 0.2a

23.6 ± 0.2

23.4 ± 0.3

0.07

 Waist circumference (cm)

74.7 ± 0.5a

76.4 ± 0.5b

75.6 ± 0.8ab

0.03

East Asians

 Subjects (n)

422

125

11

 

 BMI (kg/m2)

21.7 ± 0.1b

22.0 ± 0.2b

24.5 ± 1.2a

0.004

 Waist circumference (cm)

71.0 ± 0.4b

71.4 ± 0.6b

77.0 ± 3.0a

0.03

South Asians

 Subjects (n)

84

77

13

 

 BMI (kg/m2)

23.7 ± 0.4

23.6 ± 0.5

24.8 ± 1.8

0.93

 Waist circumference (cm)

76.4 ± 1.1

75.2 ± 1.5

77.2 ± 3.8

0.96

  1. Differences between groups assessed using GLMs adjusted for age, sex, and energy intake
  2. Groups without a common letter differ after a Tukey-Kramer post hoc test (p<0.05)
  3. aMean ± SE (all such values)
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