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. 2008 Sep 23;93(12):4933–4940. doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-0947

Table 1.

Anthropometric and metabolic parameters at baseline and after 20 wk intervention according to PLIN4 and PLIN6 variants

PLIN4 11482G→A
PLIN6 14995A→T
GG (n = 116) GA+AA (n = 118) P AA (n = 134) AT+TT (n = 100) P
Baseline
 Age (yr) 10.7 ± 1.3 10.6 ± 1.3 0.91 10.7 ± 1.4 10.6 ± 1.2 0.83
 Weight (kg) 66.8 ± 14.1 69.8 ± 16.5 0.18 69.1 ± 16.3 67.3 ± 14.1 0.43
 BMI (kg/m2) 30.1 ± 3.9 30.6 ± 5.0 0.53 30.7 ± 4.7 30.0 ± 4.1 0.28
 BMI Z-score 2.30 ± 0.3 2.32 ± 0.3 0.88 2.32 ± 0.3 2.29 ± 0.3 0.46
 Waist circumference (cm) 95.7 ± 9.5 97.1 ± 11.7 0.39 97.1 ± 11.4 95.6 ± 9.6 0.33
 Blood pressure systolic (mm Hg) 111 ± 13 113 ± 16 0.42 112 ± 14 112 ± 15 0.99
 Blood pressure diastolic (mm Hg) 70 ± 12 70 ± 12 0.80 70 ± 12 71 ± 11 0.35
 Fasting glycemia (mg/dl) 85 ± 7 86 ± 8 0.16 85 ± 8 86 ± 7 0.37
 Fasting insulin (μU/ml) 16.5 ± 9.8 18.6 ± 9.8 0.03a 18.3 ± 10.3 16.5 ± 9.1 0.20
 HOMA-IR 3.5 ± 2.1 4.0 ± 2.3 0.02a 3.9 ± 2.2 3.6 ± 2.2 0.21
 TC (mg/dl) 158.3 ± 31.9 159.5 ± 32.0 0.75 159.4 ± 34.1 158.3 ± 28.7 0.98
 HDL-C (mg/dl) 43.6 ± 10.1 40.0 ± 9.0 0.003a 42.4 ± 9.9 40.9 ± 9.4 0.27
 LDL-C (mg/dl) 95.6 ± 28.1 97.5 ± 29.3 0.64 96.3 ± 29.9 97.0 ± 27.0 0.76
 TG (mg/dl) 93.9 ± 42.5 110.7 ± 49.1 0.003a 102.9 ± 46.9 101.6 ± 46.5 0.98
 Diet (kcal/d) 1951 ± 648 2001 ± 672 0.69 1946 ± 671 2031 ± 639 0.51
After intervention (20 wk)
 Weight (kg) 64.5 ± 14.5 67.1 ± 15.7 0.19 67.2 ± 16.2 64.0 ± 13.4 0.43
 Weight loss (kg) 2.4 ± 3.7 2.7 ± 3.6 0.51 1.9 ± 3.5 3.3 ± 3.7 0.00a
 BMI (kg/m2) 28.3 ± 4.3 28.8 ± 4.8 0.51 29.1 ± 4.9 27.8 ± 3.9 0.04a
 BMI Z-score 2.10 ± 0.3 2.12 ± 0.4 0.65 2.14 ± 0.4 2.06 ± 0.3 0.11
 BMI loss Z-score 0.21 ± 0.2 0.19 ± 0.1 0.43 0.18 ± 0.1 0.23 ± 0.2 0.01a
 Waist circumference (cm) 93.1 ± 9.5 94.5 ± 10.6 0.51 95.5 ± 10.5 91.4 ± 9.0 0.05a
 Fasting glycemia (mg/dl) 80 ± 7 80 ± 8 0.75 80 ± 8 80 ± 7 0.56
 Fasting insulin (μU/ml) 14.1 ± 7.5 15.0 ± 8.0 0.51 15.5 ± 7.8 13.2 ± 7.6 0.02a
 HOMA-IR 2.7 ± 1.4 3.0 ± 1.7 0.43 3.1 ± 1.5 2.6 ± 1.6 0.01a
 TC (mg/dl) 156.9 ± 29.0 158.7 ± 33.2 0.79 156.6 ± 32.6 159.3 ± 29.1 0.45
 HDL-C (mg/dl) 47.0 ± 10.7 43.6 ± 9.6 0.02a 45.6 ± 10.4 44.8 ± 10.1 0.64
 LDL-C (mg/dl) 90.4 ± 27.1 94.6 ± 31.0 0.35 91.2 ± 30.7 94.3 ± 26.9 0.31
 TG (mg/dl) 98.7 ± 46.2 102.4 ± 52.1 0.71 100.2 ± 53.9 100.9 ± 42.2 0.60
 Diet (kcal/d) 1637 ± 543 1493 ± 549 0.21 1618 ± 551 1474 ± 540 0.25

n = 234. 

a

P < 0.05, independent t test.