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. 2017 Mar 27;2017:2432957. doi: 10.1155/2017/2432957

Table 4.

Effect of copy number in genes and intergenic regions on body mass index and waist circumference.

Factor Type β (95% CI)a p
Gene
LEPR (intron 2) BMI Gain −0.26 (−1.51; 0.98) 0.677
WC −1.37 (−4.64; 1.91) 0.413
LEPR (intron 3) BMI Gain −0.50 (−1.01; 0.02) 0.057
WC −1.85 (−3.21; −0.49) 0.008
NEGR1 BMI Gain −0.64 (−1.10; −0.19) 0.006
WC −2.03 (−3.24; −0.83) 0.001
ARHGEF4 BMI Gain 0.63 (0.11; 1.15) 0.017
WC 1.45 (0.09; 2.81) 0.037
CPCXR1 BMI Gain 0.66 (0.21; 1.11) 0.004
WC 2.10 (0.89; 3.30) 0.001
INS BMI Loss 0.77 (0.30; 1.25) 0.002
WC 2.20 (0.94; 3.45) 0.001

Intergenic regions
 1p36.33b BMI Gain 0.06 (−0.46; 0.57) 0.829
WC −0.13 (−1.47; 1.21) 0.852
 12q15c BMI Gain 0.88 (0.36; 1.41) 0.001
WC 2.04 (0.65; 3.43) 0.004
 15q21.1a BMI Gain 0.67 (0.20; 1.14) 0.005
WC 1.98 (0.75; 3.21) 0.002
 22q11.21d BMI Gain 1.09 (0.59; 1.59) <0.0001
WC 2.61 (1.29; 3.92) <0.0001

aLinear regression models adjusted for age, gender, and family history of obesity. Children with 2 copies were chosen as the reference group. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference.