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. 2021 Nov 9;14:265. doi: 10.1186/s12920-021-01114-7

Table 2.

Characteristics of study population across rs 3807992 genotypes and tertiles of total fat intake

Characteristics Genotypes p value p value* Tertile of total fat (g) p value p value*
GG (n = 117) AG (n = 51) AA (n = 53) T1 (n = 73) T2 (n = 65) T3(n = 83)
Mean or N SD or % Mean or N SD or % Mean or N SD or % Mean or N SD or % Mean or N SD or % Mean or N SD or %
Age (year) 33.04 9.27 34.31 8.94 37.02a 9.81 0.03 0.45 38.68 10.32 33.10 8.46 34.79 9.06 0.002 0.15
Weight (kg) 78.87 11.70 80.66 12.91 81.72a 9.43 0.58 0.03 78.70 11.81 76.77 9.70 82.67a,b 11.22 0.005 0.91
Height (cm) 160.31 5.58 161.24 5.34 161.38 6.18 0.54 0.16 160.47 6.75 161.60 5.76 161.68 5.37 0.39 0.49
BMI (kg/m2) 31.24 2.16 30.92 4.19 31.78 2.66 0.12 0.04 30.50 3.87 29.81 3.47 31.73a,b 4.12 0.01 0.86
FM (kg) 35.43 9.70 34.57 8.54 33.50 7.95 0.38 0.28 33.25 8.14 32.91 8.63 36.71a,b 9.07 0.01 0.93
Body fat (%) 42.77 6.09 42.50 4.76 41.85 5.30 0.55 0.73 42.11 5.12 41.14 5.40 43.41b 5.39 0.03 0.43
FMI (kg/m) 13.77 3.57 13.30 3.07 12.91 3.20 0.29 0.91 13.01 3.12 12.58 3.03 14.09b 3.55 0.01 0.66
Arm circumference (cm) 34.30 2.72 33.93 3.87 33.79 2.81 0.74 0.73 33.55 2.55 34.37 3.35 34.67 3.50 0.24 0.66
Physical activity (MET h/wk) 1215.46 2033.81 1379.12 2823.33 1073.74 1761.48 0.74 0.63 1307.73 2529.64 1148.23 1905.40 1154.00 1842.26 0.85 0.45
Marital status 18 26.9 13 19.4 34 50.7 0.63 0.23 32 29.6 35 32.4 41 38 0.41 0.65
 Single
 Married 32 20.8 34 22.1 79 51.3 99 35.2 94 33.5 88 31.3
Economic status 25 45.5 20 36.4 10 18.2 0.03 0.06 20 35.7 19 33.9 17 30.4 0.12 0.07
 Poor
 Moderate 55 54.5 17 16.8 29 28.7 29 27.1 35 32.7 43 40.2
 Good 31 59.6 13 25 8 15.4 24 42.9 10 17.9 22 39.3
Education 1 3.33 1 3.33 1 3.33 0.63 0.07 1 25 1 25 2 50 0.46 0.15
Illiterate
 Under diploma 10 40 8 32 7 28 18 36.7 15 30.6 16 32.7
 Diploma 43 40 22 32 19 28 46 30.5 16 39.7 45 29.8
 Bachelor and higher than 59 60.2 19 19.4 20 20.4 36 34.6 25 41.3 43 24
Supplement intake 61 56.5 14 15.2 19 20.7 0.10 0.93 66 35.7 53 28.6 66 53.7 0.22 0.41
 Yes
 No 113 47.3 47 25.6 31 24 62 35.2 50 28.4 64 36.4
Fat distribution
WC (cm) 99.73 9.88 98.80 10.70 97.64 9.30 0.43 0.79 97.32 9.17 96.84 9.81 100.83b 9.69 0.02 0.84
HC (cm) 105.99 6.38 103.47 16.65 105.20 6.27 0.41 0.06 102.82 13.33 104.54 6.07 107.47a 6.67 0.008 0.94
NC (cm) 37.01 2.06 40.88 21.03 36.52 2.52 0.15 0.83 37.23 4.00 36.97 2.60 38.36 11.43 0.47 0.77
WHR (cm) 0.94 0.06 2.86 13.28 0.92 0.05 0.17 0.81 2.17 10.65 0.92 0.05 0.93 0.05 0.36 0.42
WHtR(cm) 0.62 0.06 0.61 0.06 0.60 0.05 0.19 0.72 0.60 0.05 0.60 0.05 0.62b 0.05 0.03 0.63
Visceral fat level (cm2) 16.08 3.55 16.06 3.18 15.47 3.29 0.43 0.63 15.68 3.33 15.12 3.34 16.56b 3.17 0.02 0.78
Right arm fat (kg) 2.75 1.14 2.85 1.29 2.68 0.97 0.78 0.60 2.60 0.98 2.73 1.26 3.05 1.25 0.17 0.90
Right arm fat (%) 297.37 121.9 302.29 131.34 283.37 101.65 0.71 0.93 277.01 103.04 287.63 122.64 322.94 130.74 0.15 0.72
Left arm fat (kg) 2.77 1.12 2.88 1.30 2.71 0.97 0.78 0.48 2.64 0.99 2.75 1.26 3.08 1.26 0.18 0.87
Left arm fat (%) 299.95 121.61 306.43 132.27 286.17 102.13 0.69 0.89 280.69 104.38 289.41 122.27 326.75 131.12 0.14 0.68
Trunk fat (kg) 15.92 3.56 15.96 4.14 15.73 3.29 0.94 0.54 15.38 3.33 15.81 3.87 16.82 3.72 0.14 0.95
Trunk fat (%) 307.08 69.37 303.61 72.82 296.99 63.70 0.76 0.96 292.58 62.35 298.49 66.66 317.79 70.22 0.15 0.64
Left leg fat (kg) 4.95 1.25 5.15 1.54 4.92 1.14 0.72 0.10 4.88 1.23 4.89 1.32 5.31 1.32 0.17 0.70
Left leg fat (%) 210.52 55.80 215.53 60.89 204.70 48.12 0.65 0.56 204.35 52.65 203.30 52.02 221.18 55.01 0.17 0.57
Right leg fat (kg) 4.98 1.28 5.18 1.57 5.18 1.57 0.75 0.10 4.92 1.26 4.92 1.34 5.35 1.34 0.18 0.68
Right leg fat (%) 211.85 56.92 216.81 61.61 206.11 48.53 0.66 0.52 205.75 53.28 204.68 52.57 222.68 56.05 0.18 0.57
Biochemical parameters
FBS (mg/dl) 85.07 9.16 84.37 7.04 88.44 9.24 0.13 0.60 88.17 9.33 84.50 7.18 88.19 9.91 0.14 0.62
CHOL (mg/dl) 171.34 30.85 166.68 27.28 179.45 31.76 0.25 0.34 174.37 30.33 177.61 37.43 175.78 26.69 0.92 0.59
TG (mg/dl) 140.03 80.39 103.37 50.18 109.15 51.17 0.06 0.10 122.20 69.21 117.67 68.26 108.51 45.81 0.62 0.19
HDL-C (mg/dl) 46.61 8.62 46.06 6.99 47.76 10.37 0.76 0.52 44.48 9.30 50.38a 10.42 46.63 7.84 0.03 0.10
LDL-C (mg/dl) 92.65 21.21 91.06 21.65 98.89 22.13 0.29 0.49 96.34 20.19 96.52 26.80 96.65 19.57 0.99 0.81
LDL/HDL 2.02 0.48 2.04 0.63 2.14 0.59 0.62 0.73 2.23 0.56 1.96 0.61 2.12 0.52 0.17 0.38
CHOL/HDL 3.75 0.76 3.71 0.89 3.87 0.86 0.72 0.87 4.03 0.88 3.61 0.86 3.85 0.75 0.13 0.16
Insulin (mIU/ml) 1.21 0.02 1.22 0.03 1.22 0.02 0.87 0.22 1.20 0.20 1.21 0.22 1.22 0.25 0.70 0.88
HOMA IR 2.94 0.98 2.53 1.00 3.20 1.15 0.10 0.41 3.25 1.10 2.85 1.20 3.02 1.00 0.37 0.71

The use of chi-square, t-test, and ANOVA test

All data are presented as mean, SD or N and %

p value * obtained from ANCOVA test adjusted for age, BMI, energy intake, and physical activity

p value < 0.05 was considered significant

BMI body mass index, FM fat mass, FMI fat mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, NC neck circumference, WHR weight to hip ratio, WHtR weight to height ratio, FBS fasting blood sugar, CHOL cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HOMA IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance

aSignificant compared to tertile 1 or GG genotype

bSignificance compared to tertile 2