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Table 3 Coefficients, s.e.s, and P -values from the best models for FTO rs9939609 predicting anthropometric and dietary variables in the São Leopoldo cohort

From: Association between a frequent variant of the FTO gene and anthropometric phenotypes in Brazilian children

Dependent variable

Effect

Coefficient

s.e.

P-value

BMI Z-score

Intercept

0.531

0.064

<0.001

 

FTO (0 = T/?; 1 = A/A)

0.353

0.107

0.001

Waist circumference

Intercept

51.6

0.5

<0.001

 

FTO (0 = T/?; 1 = A/A)

2.6

0.8

0.001

Ln Σ skinfolds

Intercept

2.6

0.1

<0.001

 

FTO (0 = T/?; 1 = A/A)

0.1

0.1

0.006

 

Sex (0 = F; 1 = M)

-0.1

0.1

0.014

Total energy intake

Intercept

893.7

29.7

<0.001

 

FTO (0 = T/?; 1 = A/A)

-14.5

36.1

0.689

 

Sex (0 = F; 1 = M)

68.3

26.9

0.011

Energy from lipids

Intercept

245.9

10.2

<0.001

 

FTO (0 = T/?; 1 = A/A)

-1.0

13.4

0.939

 

Sex (0 = F; 1 = M)

19.8

10.0

0.048

Energy from carbohydrates

Intercept

523.6

14.3

<0.001

 

FTO (0 = T/?; 1 = A/A)

-18.2

21.1

0.390