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. 2011 Jan 24;12:18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-18

Table 3.

Multiple regression analysis showing association between SNPs in KCNQ1 and obesity and diabetes-related metabolic traits among non-diabetic controls

Punjabi Cohort (n = 1,048) rs231362 rs2237892 rs2237895
Trait Mean β (95%CI) p adjustedΨ β (95%CI) p adjusted β (95%CI) p adjusted

BMI (kg/m2) 26.26 (25.94 - 26.58) 0.01 (-0.59 - 0.71) 0.860 -0.05 (-3.03 - 0.46) 0.150 0.04 (-0.23 - 1.13) 0.192
WHR 0.94 (0.93 - 0.94) -0.02 (-0.04 - -0.01) 0.010 0.00 (-0.03 - 0.03) 0.992 -0.01 (-0.02 - 0.00) 0.149
FBG (mg/dL) 95.18 (94.30 - 96.05) -0.04 (-0.02 - 0.01) 0.220 -0.06 (-0.08 - 0.01) 0.088 -0.01 (-0.03 - 0.01) 0.310
INSULIN (IU/mL) 7.35 (6.82 - 7.92) 0.06 (-0.03 - 0.28) 0.107 0.03 (-0.25 - 0.52) 0.496 -0.06 (-0.21 - 0.18) 0.870
HOMA-IR 1.66 (1.54 - 1.80) -0.04 (-0.46 - 0.15) 0.309 0.02 (-0.30 - 0.49) 0.634 -0.11 (-0.32 - 0.93) 0.282
HOMA-B 85.09 (77.74 - 93.14) 0.05 (-0.06 - 0.27) 0.223 0.07 (-0.08 - 0.81) 0.106 -0.07 (-0.43 - 0.03) 0.091

US Cohort (n = 569) rs231362 rs2237892 rs2237895

Trait Mean β (95%CI) p adjustedΨ β (95%CI) p adjusted β (95%CI) p adjusted

BMI (kg/m2) 26.19 (25.83 - 26.55) 0.07 (-.030 - 2.43) 0.124 0.09 (0.11 - 2.90) 0.034 0.07 (-0.08 - 1.34) 0.082
WHR 0.88 (0.87 - 0.89) -0.02 (-0.04 - 0.00) 0.197 -0.04 (-0.26 - 0.10) 0.395 -0.04 (-0.05 - 0.01) 0.289
FBG (mg/dL) 95.95 (95.05 - 96.85) -0.01 (-0.03 - 0.00) 0.086 0.04 (-0.02 - 0.06) 0.373 0.03 (-0.02 - 0.03) 0.536
INSULIN (IU/mL) 6.72 (6.37 - 7.09) 0.04 (-0.05 - 0.12) 0.393 0.01 (-0.99 - 1.19) 0.862 -0.09 (-0.15 - -0.05) 0.037
HOMA-IR 1.57 (1.49 - 1.66) 0.02 (-0.17 - 0.25) 0.704 0.02 (-0.20 - 0.34) 0.622 -0.11 (-0.30 - -0.03) 0.015
HOMA-B 79.71 (74.87 - 84.86) 0.09 (-0.01 - 0.25) 0.062 -0.03 (-0.43 - 0.20) 0.490 -0.13 (-0.37 - -0.06) 0.008

Meta-analysis (n = 1,617) rs231362 rs2237892 rs2237895

Trait Mean P(F)1 P(R)2 P(H)3 P(F) P(R) P(H) P(F) P(R) P(H)

BMI (kg/m2) 26.23 (25.99 - 26.48) 0.856 0.849 0.051 0.640 0.990 0.010 0.463 0.463 0.670
WHR 0.91 (0.91 - 0.92) 0.840 0.840 0.445 0.396 0.396 0.932 0.118 0.118 0.399
FBG (mg/dL) 95.48 (94.84 - 96.12) 0.020 0.020 0.551 0.555 0.553 0.284 0.596 0.725 0.133
INSULIN (IU/mL) 7.09 (6.75 - 7.46) 0.467 0.653 0.032 0.012 0.488 0.003 0.248 0.248 0.539
HOMA-IR 1.62 (1.54 - 1.71) 0.689 0.689 0.738 0.078 0.630 0.001 0.616 0.616 0.680
HOMA-B 82.71 (78.06 - 87.63) 0.062 0.062 0.912 0.475 0.766 0.293 0.009 0.009 0.532

ΨP values were adjusted for age, gender and BMI in the Punjabi cohort; age, gender, BMI and place of birth in US cohorts; Bonferroni p = 0.008; 1p-value for fixed effect; 2p-value for random effect; 3 p-value for heterogeneity; measures on serum insulin, HOMA-IR, and HOMA-B were available in 657 of 1,048 control individuals in the Punjabi cohort.