Table 3.
Characteristic of men and women according to polymorphism risk allele C for MC4R rs17782313 [mean ± SD, n (%)]
| |
Men |
Women |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
TT |
TC/CC |
P value |
TT |
TC/CC |
P value |
| (n = 66) | (n = 20) | (n = 80) | (n = 51) | |||
| Age (years) |
61.1 ±10.3 |
59.2 ±11.3 |
0.5 |
59.7 ±12.1 |
59.2 ±10.8 |
0.8 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
28.9 ±4.4 |
30.1 ±4.1 |
0.3 |
30.1 ±5.4 |
31.5 ±5.7 |
0.2 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
102.5 ±11.1 |
105.1 ±11.9 |
0.4 |
98.5 ±11.1 |
102.3 ±12.2 |
0.07 |
| Neck circumference (cm) |
41.3 ±2.9 |
41.2 ±2.7 |
0.9 |
36.1 ±2.8 |
37.4 ±2.9 |
0.01 |
| Body Adiposity Index (%) |
29.4 ±3.4 |
29.4 ±3.5 |
0.9 |
37.6 ±6.0 |
38.1 ±5.9 |
0.7 |
| LAP* (cm.mmol.l) |
4.2 ±0.7 |
4.3 ±0.8 |
0.9 |
4.0 ±0.6 |
4.2 ±0.7 |
0.07 |
| SBP§ (mmHg) |
154.3 ±21.2 |
143.8 ±18.1 |
0.04 |
154.3 ±22.4 |
149.7 ±17.9 |
0.2 |
| DBP¶ (mmHg) |
89.8 ±12.8 |
84.1 ±11.7 |
0.08 |
87.5 ±13.9 |
86.9 ±12.8 |
0.8 |
| Type-2 Diabetes |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
0.02 |
| Yes |
30 (76.9) |
9 (23.1) |
|
29 (50.0) |
29 (50.0) |
|
| No | 36 (76.6) | 11 (23.4) | 51 (69.9) | 22 (30.1) | ||
* LAP Lipid Accumulation Product, log-transformed; § systolic blood pressure; ¶ diastolic blood pressure.