Table 4.
Clinical parameters and the rs9939609 FTO gene polymorphism within all experimental groups.
| Obese adolescents | Normal weight adolescents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± 1 SD | Wildtype n = 75 |
Heterozygot n = 118 |
Homozygote n = 75 |
Wildtype n = 31 |
Heterozygote n = 56 |
Homozygote n = 16 |
| Body weight (kg) | 72.1 ± 23.3 | 77.8 ± 27.7 | 77.9 ± 25.7 | 51.1 ± 12.7 | 54.8 ± 13.9 | 56.8 ± 13.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.3 ± 6.1 | 30.3 ± 6.3 | 30.6 ± 6.1 | 19.5 ± 2.8 | 20.2 ± 2.8 | 20.3 ± 3.3 |
| BMI-SDS | 5.9 ± 2.6 | 6.0 ± 2.6 | 6.2 ± 2.9 | 0.17 ± 0.9 | 0.4 ± 1.0 | 0.2 ± 1.0 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 89.9 ± 14.8 | 92.2 ± 15.8 | 92.7 ± 11.8 | 67.9 ± 5.8 | 70.8 ± 6.3 | 71.6 ± 7.4 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 102.8 ± 15.8 | 106.4 ± 16.5 | 106.7 ± 16.4 | 87.6 ± 8.9 | 88.5 ± 8.9 | 92.6 ± 11.1 |
| SAT-T, neck (cm) | 14.3.±5.7 | 15.4 ± 6.4 | 15.6 ± 5.1 | 5.3 ± 4.5 | 5.9 ± 4.5 | 5.6 ± 3.6 |
| SAT-T, front chest (cm) | 19.9.±7.4 | 20.8 ± 8.1 | 22.3 ± 9.4 | 5.4 ± 4.5 | 7.5 ± 5.4 | 8.2 ± 7.1 |
BMI: body mass index.
BMI-SDS: body mass index standard deviation score.