Table 1.
Baseline characteristics according to genotype for elderly subjects from the SUN Project
| PPARG2 rs1801282 | FTO rs9939609 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro12Pro (n = 814) |
Ala12 (n = 164) |
p-valuea | TT (n = 336) |
TA/AA (n = 631) |
p-valuea | |
| % male | 70 % | 74 % | 0.275 | 72 % | 70 % | 0.657 |
| Age (years) | 69 (6) | 70 (7) | 0.071 | 69 (6) | 69 (6) | 0.484 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 (3.2) | 26.2 (3.2) | 0.091 | 25.6 (3.1) | 25.9 (3.2) | 0.173 |
| Total energy intake (kcal/day) | 2378 (903) | 2484 (1021) | 0.182 | 2412 (1038) | 2384 (862) | 0.654 |
| CHO intake (g/day) | 267 (129) | 281 (147) | 0.200 | 272 (147) | 267 (123) | 0.647 |
| Protein intake (g/day) | 107 (40) | 109 (37) | 0.686 | 109 (46) | 107 (36) | 0.449 |
| Fat intake (g/day) | 91 (39) | 93 (42) | 0.392 | 91 (41) | 91 (39) | 0.883 |
| Physical activity (METs-h/week) | 23.9 (20.7) | 24.3 (21.5) | 0.828 | 23.3 (20.1) | 24.5 (21.3) | 0.387 |
Values are expressed as mean (SD), unless otherwise stated
aContinuous variables were compared using student’s t-test. Categorical variables were compared using χ2 test