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. 2015 Apr 28;7:38. doi: 10.1186/s13098-015-0036-1

Table 4.

Relationship of HSD11B1 gene polymorphic variants with obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and diabetes: studies and subjects’ characteristics

Author, year Subjects’ characteristics T2DM BMI (kg/m 2 ) MetS HSD11B1 polymorphisms Association with metabolic parameters
Franks, 2004 [30] n: 918 512 (55.8) 32.7 (28 – 38) N/D rs846910 and rs12086634 No association with obesity and diabetes
Age: 36 (28 – 46)
Ethnicity: American Indian
Nair, 2004 [35] n: 706 (SNP1), 839 (SNP5) SNP1: 429 (60.8) N/D N/D SNP1 (rs846910 and rs3334312) SNP1 – OR = 1.64; P = 0.01
SNP5: 510 (60.8) SNP5 (N/D, rs12086634 and rs6752) SNP5 – OR = 1.34; P = 0.02
For T2DM (+) vs. T2DM (−)
Age: N/D
Ethnicity: Pima Indian
Robitaille, 2004 [36] n: 217 N/D 29.6 ± 4.3 N/D 4478 T > G, 4437–4438insA and 10733G > C No association with BMI, WC, HDL-c, TG, FPG, fasting insulin, BP, HOMA-IR
Age: 42.8 ± 7.9
Ethnicity: French-Canadian
Miyamoto, 2009 [33] n: 3005 N/D 22.8 ± 2.7 431 (14.3) rs860185, −658G > A, +1930insA, rs12086634, rs2236905, rs2298930, rs932335 and rs6752 No association with MetS
Age:65.8 ± 10.3
Ethnicity: Japanese
Ku, 2009 [32] n: 1401 757 (54.0) 24.1 ± 3.0 N/D rs45441700, rs846908, rs701950, +1932Ginsdel, xrs932335, rs13306422, rs6752 and +30249 T > C No association with WHR, BMI, FPG, HbA1c, fasting insulin, and HOMA-IR
Age: 61.8 ± 7.2
Ethnicity: Korean
Moon, 2011 [34] n: 785 427 (54.4) 23.3 ± 0.2 N/D rs12086634 and rs1000283 No association with T2DM and MetS
Age: 62.2 ± 0.5
Ethnicity: Korean
Dujic, 2012 [29] n: 86 N/D 28.9 (25.7 – 31.5) 43 (50.0) rs846910 and rs45487298 rs846910 related with ↓ HOMA-IR; P = 0.011a
Age: 47 (40 – 53) rs45487298 related with ↓ HOMA-IR; P = 0.04b
Ethnicity: Bosnian
Gandhi, 2013 [31] n: 205 62 (30.2) 25.7 ± 2.9 105 (51.2) rs12086634 Associated with MetS (OR = 6.64; P < 0.0001)
Age: 43 ± 11.5
Ethnicity: South Indian
Turek, 2014 [37] n: 215 N/D 26.5 ± 4.5 N/D rs846910 and rs12086634 rs846910 not related with BMI and FPG
Age: N/D (22 – 72) rs12086634 not related with FPG; P = 0.06
Ethnicity: Euro-Brazilian

Data expressed as absolute and relative frequencies, median (interquartile range), or mean ± standard deviation as appropriate. N/D: not described; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI: body mass index; MetS: metabolic syndrome; WC: waist circumference; HDL-c: HDL cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; BP: blood pressure; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin A1c; NPG: non-polymorphic group; PG: polymorphic group. ain MetS (+) group. bin control group.