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. 2019 May 24;104(10):4815–4826. doi: 10.1210/jc.2019-00183

Table 3.

RRs and APs Due to Interaction With 95% CIs in Relation to Type 2 Diabetes for Different Combinations of BMI and Genotypes of HLA, TCF7L2, and FTO

BMI Categories Genotypes ESTRID HUNT Pooled
Cases (n) Controls (n) RR (95% CI) Cases (n) Person-Years RR (95% CI RR (95% CI)
BMI ≥ 25 HLA high risk
 − 57 637 1 (Reference) 124 251,825 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 + 825 587 16.49 (11.42–23.81) 1004 258,428 5.61 (4.65–6.77) 7.01 (5.93–8.29)
 − + 27 325 1.48 (0.85–2.58) 98 186,239 1.06 (0.82–1.39) 1.13 (0.89–1.43)
 + + 376 277 15.51 (10.50–22.90) 675 189,628 5.16 (4.25–6.26) 6.42 (5.39–7.63)
AP (95% CI) –0.09 (–0.34 to –0.15) –0.10 (–0.22 to 0.02) –0.10 (–0.21 to 0.01)
BMI ≥ 25 TCF7L2 TT/TC
 − 40 756 1 (Reference) 95 241,094 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 + 556 672 14.73 (10.01–21.68) 763 251,403 5.46 (4.40–6.77) 6.91 (5.72–8.34)
 − + 43 631 1.64 (1.00–2.70) 127 196,969 1.63 (1.25–2.12) 1.63 (1.29–2.06)
 + + 606 576 18.78 (12.74–27.69) 916 196,654 8.43 (6.82–10.43) 10.14 (8.42–12.22)
AP (95% CI) 0.18 (0.03–0.33) 0.28 (0.20–0.36) 0.26 (0.19–0.33)
BMI ≥ 25 FTO AA/AT
 − 30 475 1 (Reference) 76 156,631 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
 + 375 387 12.52 (8.01–19.58) 510 144,128 5.23 (4.10–6.66) 6.38 (5.15–7.90)
 − + 53 794 1.07 (0.64–1.79) 146 281,432 1.08 (0.82–1.43) 1.08 (0.84–1.38)
 + + 787 761 14.23 (9.24–21.92) 1169 303,929 5.72 (4.53–7.22) 7.13 (5.77–8.82)
AP (95% CI) 0.12 (–0.06 to 0.29) 0.07 (–0.04 to 0.18) 0.08 (–0.01 to –0.18)

Adjusted for age, sex, smoking and physical activity. HLA high risk: DR4/4, DR3/3, DR3/4, DR3/4–DQ8, DR4/4–DQ8 or DR4/X–DQ8.