Table 3. Cross-sectional Associations of FTO rs9939609 with Obesity Stratified by Sex and Pubertal Stage.
Sex | Pubertal stage | OR | 95%CI | P valuea |
All | Prepuberty | 1.11 | 0.81, 1.52 | 0.504 |
Pubertyb | 1.36 | 1.09, 1.69 | 0.007 | |
Boys | Prepuberty | 1.28 | 0.90, 1.81 | 0.168 |
Pubertyb | 1.25 | 0.94, 1.68 | 0.127 | |
Girls | Prepuberty | 0.65 | 0.28, 1.49 | 0.305 |
Pubertyb | 1.48 | 1.06, 2.06 | 0.020 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; FTO, fat mass- and obesity-associated gene; OR, odds ratio.
Adjusted for sex, age, sedentary behavior, physical activity, and meat consumption.
Puberty was defined as breast development of tanner stage II or later for girls and testicular volume of 4 mL or greater for boys.