Table 4.
Association of rs9939609 (FTO) and rs1544410 (VDR) with BMI in males and females
| Log-additive model | FTO (rs9939609) | VDR (rs1544410) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Genotype | Mean BMI (kg/m2) | p-value | Genotype | Mean BMI (kg/m2) | p-value |
| Male | AA | 31.67 | 0.112 | CC | 32.30 | 0.165 |
| AT | 29.77 | CT | 28.63 | |||
| TT | 29.44 | TT | 30.41 | |||
| Female | AA | 31.97 | 0.048* | CC | 30.67 | 0.796 |
| AT | 30.99 | CT | 30.91 | |||
| TT | 29.67 | TT | 30.38 | |||
*significant p-values shown in bold (p < 0.05). Abbreviations- BMI Body mass index, FTO Fat mass and obesity-associated protein, VDR Vitamin D receptor, SNP single nucleotide polymorphism