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. 2015 Oct 7;10(10):e0139632. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139632

Table 2. Association between SNPs and the longitudinal changes from normal to overweight/obesity (BMI ≥25) in the adult (HUNT2 to HUNT3) and the adolescent to adult subsamples (Young-HUNT1 to HUNT3).

HUNT2→HUNT3
cases: 740, controls: 120
Sample SNP Gene Ref. allele/ other allele OR L95 U95 P Pa
Combined rs560887 G6PC2 A/G 0.90 0.78 1.05 0.18 b 1.00
Male 1.12 0.89 1.41 0.35 1.00
Female 0.78 0.65 0.96 0.01 0.36
Combined rs2075356 GHRL C/T 0.91 0.73 1.13 0.37 b 1.00
Male 0.61 0.43 0.88 8.0x10 -3 0.16
Female 1.13 0.86 1.49 0.37 1.00
Combined rs268 LPL G/A 1.58 1.06 2.34 0.02 0.47
Male 1.77 0.88 3.54 0.11 0.96
Female 1.49 0.92 2.42 0.11 0.95
Combined rs4929984 H19 A/C 0.86 0.75 0.98 0.02 0.41
Male 0.88 0.71 1.07 0.20 1.00
Female 0.85 0.72 1.00 0.05 0.79
Combined rs4074134 BDNF A/G 0.84 0.71 0.99 0.04 0.64
Male 0.83 0.64 1.07 0.15 0.99
Female 0.86 0.69 1.06 0.16 0.99
Combined rs10838738 MTCH2 G/A 1.17 1.02 1.34 0.03 0.56
Male 1.16 0.92 1.44 0.21 1.00
Female 1.20 1.00 1.43 0.05 0.79
Combined rs6277 DRD2 C/T 0.79 0.69 0.90 3.9x10 -4 0.02
Male 0.82 0.67 1.00 0.05 0.72
Female 0.77 0.65 0.92 3.3x10-3 0.07
Young-HUNT1→HUNT3
cases: 553 controls: 827
Combined rs1121980 FTO T/C 1.27 1.09 1.49 3.0x10 -3 b 0.04
Male 1.06 0.84 1.32 0.63 1.00
Female 1.53 1.23 1.91 1.8x10 -4 <0.01
Combined rs17782313 MC4R C/T 1.21 1.02 1.44 0.03 0.22
Male 1.16 0.91 1.49 0.22 0.89
Female 1.26 0.98 1.63 0.07 0.51

In the adult sample, cases (n = 740) were defined with normal weight at HUNT2 and overweight at HUNT3 while controls (n = 1209) were defined as normal weight both at HUNT2 and HUNT3. Overweight at adolescents were assumed according to Cole et al (2001). Cases were defined as normal weight at Young-HUNT1 and overweight (BMI ≥25) at HUNT3 while controls were defined as normal weight both at Young-HUNT1 and HUNT3. All measures were age adjusted and combined samples were additionally sex-adjusted. Empirical P-values were corrected for multiple testing by 1000 permutations.

Pa—P-values after multiple testing. Only results with a nominal significant P-value (P<0.05, underlined) at any of the measures included are shown. Significant results after multiple testing are shown in bold.

bSex interaction P<0.05.