Table 3.
Baseline characteristics according to FTO genotype for the three SNPs
| FTO SNP | Genotype | Age (yr) |
Sex n (m/f) | Height (cm) |
Body Weight (kg) |
Body Fat % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs1421085 | TT | 28 ± 10 | 6/8 | 174 ± 8 | 76.1 ± 11.1 | 26.7 ± 7.2 |
| CT + CC | 34 ± 9 | 6/27 | 167 ± 7 | 67.7 ± 12.5 | 26.4 ± 5.8 | |
| rs17817499 | TT | 28 ± 10 | 5/11 | 173 ± 9 | 73.6 ± 12.8 | 26.2 ± 7.4 |
| GT + GG | 34 ± 8 | 6/25 | 167 ± 7 | 68.4 ± 12.6 | 26.8 ± 5.7 | |
| rs9939609 | TT | 27 ± 10 | 4/10 | 173 ± 9 | 73.8 ± 12.7 | 27.1 ± 7.0 |
| AT + AA | 34 ± 9 | 8/25 | 168 ± 7 | 68.7 ± 12.4 | 26.2 ± 5.9 |
Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. Legend: cm Centimeters, f Female, kg Kilograms, m Male, yr Years of age. Note: we grouped heterozygotes/homozygotes that were at increased risk for obesity for all three SNPs (i.e., C/−, G/− and A/−)