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Published in final edited form as: Hum Genet. 2012 Nov 29;132(3):323–336. doi: 10.1007/s00439-012-1246-3

TABLE 3.

Summary of strongest gene x environment associations with transformed BMI and WHR adjusted for BMI among African-Americans adjusted for age at interview and ancestry.

Nearby Gene Chr. Interaction Position (bp) MA MAF BetaSNP (95% CI) BetaEnv (95% CI) BetaIntrxn (95% CI) P-Value Intrxn
BMI Outcome
LOC645687||PELI2 14 rs7350721-Smoking(years) 55403266 C 0.09 −0.01 (−0.02, −0.01) −0.15 (−0.22, −0.08) 0.41 (0.25, 0.58 5.97×10−7
LOC347097||PIP5K1B 9 rs7864204-Recreational Physical Activity 70418999 A 0.44 0.005 (0.002, 0.01) −0.04 (−0.06, −0.02) −0.04 (−0.06, −0.02) 8.70×10−7
CNTNAP2 7 rs4549702-Dietary Energy 147531949 G 0.40 −0.03 (−0.04, −0.01) 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) 1.41×10−6
LOC100128373||DIO3OS 14 rs8008758-Alcohol Intake 100759798 A 0.25 −0.01 (−0.02, −0.01) −0.70 (−0.83, −0.57) 0.39 (0.23, 0.55) 2.32×10−6
LOC645687||PELI2 14 rs7350721-Smoking(ever/never) 55403266 C 0.09 −0.01 (−0.02, −0.01) −0.08 (−0.11, −0.06) 0.02 (0.01, 0.02) 3.90×10−6

WHR Outcome
ITGBL1 13 rs9557704-Dietary Energy 101025496 A 0.13 0.05 (0.03, 0.07) 0.02 (0.02, 0.03) −0.04 (−0.06, −0.03) 2.15×10−7
MGMT 10 rs11016883-Smoking(ever/never) 131390930 C 0.25 −0.01 (−0.01, −0.003) 0.15 (0.12, 0.17) 0.01 (0.01, 0.02) 8.51×10−7
ZNF385D||LOC728516 3 rs1388551-Recreational Physical Activity 22267575 A 0.17 0.01 (0.001, 0.01) −0.03 (−0.05, −0.02) −0.07 (−0.10, −0.04) 1.87×10−6
LOC642340 2 rs16827293-Smoking(years) 150217578 A 0.12 0.01 (0.002, 0.01) 0.52 (0.43, 0.62) −0.44 (−0.63, −0.25 5.23×10−6
SEPT11 4 rs17002342-Alcohol Intake 78174229 T 0.13 −0.02 (−0.03, −0.01) −0.30 (−0.45, −0.16) 0.61 (0.34, 0.88) 9.22×10−6
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BetaSNP-Beta coefficient for the SNP in the model; BetaEnv-Beta coefficient for the lifestyle factor included in the interaction; BetaIntrxn-Beta coefficient for the interaction term in the model; CI-Confidence interval; Intrxn-interaction