Table 1.
General characteristics of the study participants.
| Total Population (GG+CC) (n=40) |
Risk Allele (GG) (n=20) |
Non-Risk Allele (CC) (n=20) |
p values |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 42±10 | 42±9 | 42±11 | 0.999 |
| Weight (kg) | 75.56±11.30 | 75.26±9.74 | 75.86±12.93 | 0.870 |
| BMI (kg/m) | 28.42±4.04 | 29.34±3.71 | 27.50±4.23 | 0.151 |
| Body fat (%) | 33.87±5.93 | 34.72±5.33 | 33.02±6.50 | 0.373 |
| Waist (cm) | 97.21±9.75 | 98.10±7.18 | 96.32±11.91 | 0.571 |
| Hip (cm) | 110.36±8.19 | 110.80±7.65 | 109.92±8.87 | 0.740 |
| WHR | 0.86±0.07 | 0.86±0.08 | 0.86±0.06 | 0.984 |
| Triglycerides (mmo l−1) | 1.08±0.47 | 1.11±0.48 | 1.04±0.46 | 0.637 |
| Cholesterol (mmo l−1) | 5.03±1.10 | 5.32±1.37 | 4.73±0.63 | 0.122 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mmo l−1) | 1.48±0.30 | 1.54±0.30 | 1.43±0.29 | 0.286 |
| Insulin (µUI/ml) | 17.21±22.77 | 14.96±23.92 | 19.61±22.00 | 0.564 |
| Glucose (mmo l−1) | 4.84±0.73 | 4.77±0.71 | 4.91±0.78 | 0.597 |
| HOMA | 1.59±1.16 | 1.05±0.65 | 2.17±2.97 | 0.161 |
| Systolic Blood pressure (mm Hg) | 113.90±19.74 | 111.80±25.73 | 116.00±11.37 | 0.510 |
| Diastolic Blood pressure (mm Hg) | 74.80±14.21 | 70.90±16.11 | 78.70±11.09 | 0.084 |
| MetS Score | 1.35±0.95 | 1.54±0.66 | 1.71±0.91 | 0.574 |
| MEQ Score | 54.40±9.65 | 56.90±9.04 | 51.90±9.81 | 0.102 |
Data are represented as means ± SD. Abbreviations: BMI. Body Mass Index; WHR. Waist hip ratio; HOMA. Homoeostasis model assessment; MetS. Metabolic Syndrome, MEQ: Morning-Evening Questionnaire. P values indicate comparison between carriers and non-carriers as tested by two-sample Student’s t-test.