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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 26.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Res Nurs. 2014 Dec 14;17(4):405–412. doi: 10.1177/1099800414561118

Table 2.

Distribution of GNB3 and FTO Genotype, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Weight Change

GNB3 alleles

TT TC CC
Allele frequency 43 35 8
Prepregnant BMI (kg/m2) 28.1 (4.9) 28.8 (5.9) 29.1 (7.3)
Gestational Weight Gain (pounds) 32.9 (15.5) 32.8 (18.1) 26.9 (9.0)
Infant birth weight (grams) 3363 (402) 3293 (438) 3276 (507)
6-month postpartum BMI (kg/m2) 30.1 (5.9) 30.6 (7.3) 27.9 (11.5)

FTO alleles

AA AT TT
Allele frequency 27 31 16
Prepregnant BMI (kg/m2) 27.8 (5.7) 30.3 (4.9) 29.9 (4.8)
Gestational Weight Gain (pounds) 36.3 (13.2) 31.0 (18.1) 27.1 (16.6)
Infant birth weight (grams) 3353 (420) 3320 (442) 3416 (468)
6-month postpartum BMI (kg/m2) 30.3 (7.9) 31.8 (6.2) 31.5 (5.1)

Note: Full-term deliveries only