Table 4.
Association of β2AR genotype in codon 16 with phenotypic characteristics of the subjects.
| Variables | Arg∖Arg (n = 191) mean ± SE |
Arg∖Gly (n = 68) mean ± SE |
Gly∖Gly (n = 70) mean ± SE |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.15 ± 0.51 | 28.82 ± 0.85 | 31.88 ± 0.91 | 0.0001 |
| Waist (cm) | 85.32 ± 1.32 | 89.24 ± 2.14 | 95.89 ± 2.28 | 0.0001 |
| Hip (cm) | 105.48 ± 1.05 | 108.32 ± 1.71 | 113.81 ± 1.97 | 0.0001 |
| W/H ratio | 0.80 ± 0.006 | 0.82 ± 0.01 | 0.84 ± 0.01 | 0.025 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.90 ± 0.06 | 4.03 ± .09 | 4.32 ± .11 | 0.002 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.99 ± 0.03 | 1.09 ± 0.05 | 1.21 ± 0.06 | 0.003 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.20 ± .02 | 1.19 ± .05 | 1.11 ± .04 | 0.141 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.013 ± 06 | 2.11 ± .09 | 2.34 ± .088 | 0.012 |
| Leptin (ng/mL) | 19.80 ± 1.11 | 24.96 ± 2.59 | 29.56 ± 2.64 | 0.0001 |
| Fasting insulin (pmol/L) | 76.57 ± 2.74 | 86.62 ± 4.61 | 92.21 ± 4.93 | 0.09 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 4.91 ± .04 | 4.92 ± 06 | 5.03 ± 05 | 0.24 |
| HOMA-IR | 2.40 ± 0.09 | 2.75 ± 0.15 | 3.00 ± 0.17 | 0.003 |
Abbreviations—BMI: body mass index; W/H: waist hip ratio.