Table 1.
En Balance Mexican-American FABP2 Ala54Thr polymorphism a genotype and allele frequencies.
| Ala54Thr Genotype b /Polymorphism | G/G (Ala/Ala) | G/A (Ala/Thr) | A/A (Thr/Thr) | Thr54 Allele Carrier | Allele Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | Ala54 | Thr54 | |
| En Balance Mexican-Americans | ||||||||||
| All | 17 | 39.5% | 18 | 41.9% | 8 | 18.6% | 26 | 60.5% | 0.60 | 0.40 |
| Males | 5 | 45.5% | 3 | 27.3% | 3 | 27.3% | 6 | 54.5% | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| Females | 12 | 37.5% | 15 | 46.9% | 5 | 15.6% | 20 | 62.5% | 0.61 | 0.39 |
a Ala/Ala (Ala54 homozygotes, G/G genotype) vs. Ala/Thr and Thr/Thr (Thr54 allele carriers, G/A and A/A genotypes combined); b All of the genotype frequencies were in agreement with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium expectations as tested by the chi-square goodness-of-fit statistic.