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. 2020 Oct 23;12(11):3255. doi: 10.3390/nu12113255

Table 2.

Characteristics of participants stratified by rs3751812 genotypes.

rs3751812 G/G G/T T/T p-Value *
N 211 420 181
Genotype frequency 0.26 0.52 0.22 >0.05
Age 40.5 (14.2) 41.2 (14.7) 39.5 (14.3) 0.33
Female (%) 53.8% (0.49) 53.8% (0.50) 47.8% (0.50) 0.36
BMI (kg/m2) 27.6 (6.0) 28.7 (6.8) 28.9 (6.8) 0.060
<25.0 81 (38.8%) 136 (32.9%) 53 (29.9%) 0.410
25.0–29.9 69 (33.0%) 141 (34.1%) 66 (37.3%)
≥30.0 59 (28.2%) 136 (32.9%) 58 (32.8%)
Total body fat content (kg) 25.3 (12.4) 27.6 (13.8) 28.2 (15.2) 0.080
Total body fat content (%) 30.6 (9.1) 31.8 (9.6) 31.6 (10.3) 0.377
Waist circumference (cm) 94.3 (17.5) 96.7 (17.2) 97.5 (16.7) 0.054
Hip circumference (cm) 101.3 (12.4) 104.2 (13.0) 103.8 (12.5) 0.008
WHR 0.927 (0.091) 0.925 (0.088) 0.937 (0.085) 0.327
Visceral fat (cm3) 103.0 (81.0) 110.0 (79.9) 112.3 (83.0) 0.379
Visceral fat (%) 36.4 (11.8) 37.5 (12.4) 37.2 (11.7) 0.587
Subcutaneous fat (cm3) 163.5 (83.1) 167.2 (80.5) 175.0 (82.7) 0.401
Subcutaneous fat (%) 63.7 (11.7) 62.3 (12.9) 62.8 (11.7) 0.557
Visceral/subcutaneous fat ratio 0.642 (0.406) 0.687 (0.475) 0.665 (0.413) 0.554
Total cholesterol 202.7 (56.0) 191.7 (41.3) 194.0 (43.2) 0.070
HDL 60.7 (14.1) 59.8 (15.6) 59.5 (14.5) 0.662
LDL 117.3 (43.3) 109.4 (37.8) 111.2 (41.8) 0.095
TG 123.8 (143.9) 111.9 (69.7) 116.3 (61.9) 0.289
Blood glucose level during OGTT (mg/dL)
0 min 96.8 (24.1) 95.6 (18.3) 97.1 (20.8) 0.914
30 min 147.0 (44.3) 145.0 (31.6) 150.1 (35.6) 0.312
60 min 132.3 (56.0) 129.5 (46.3) 134.2 (46.3) 0.380
120 min 100.7 (46.1) 99.1 (32.1) 98.8 (31.0) 0.621
History of prediabetes or diabetes
Yes 103 (48.8%) 209 (49.8%) 95 (52.5%) 0.751
No 108 (51.2%) 211 (50.2%) 86 (47.5%)
Dietary assessment (n) 126 259 101
Daily energy intake (kcal) 1807.2 (732.3) 1766.9 (676.0) 1837.4 (713.4) 0.849
Daily energy from protein (%) 18.7 (4.4) 19.0 (4.9) 19.1 (4.9) 0.901
Daily energy from fat (%) 31.2 (7.2) 30.9 (7.5) 31.9 (7.8) 0.568
Daily energy from carbohydrates (%) 47.6 (7.7) 47.8 (9.1) 46.8 (8.5) 0.662
Daily physical activity level
Low 16 (7.6%) 25 (6.0%) 18 (9.9%) 0.302
Moderate 50 (23.7%) 83 (19.8%) 40 (22.1%)
High 145 (68.7%) 312 (74.3%) 123 (68.0%)

Data presented as mean and standard deviation (SD), number of observations, and frequency. BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; TG, triglycerides; WHR, waist-hip ratio. * Holm-adjusted Kruskal-Wallis/ANOVA p-values.