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Table 4 Association of rs9939609 (FTO) and rs1544410 (VDR) with BMI in males and females

From: Establishing a genetic link between FTO and VDR gene polymorphisms and obesity in the Emirati population

Log-additive model

FTO (rs9939609)

VDR (rs1544410)

Gender

Genotype

Mean BMI (kg/m2)

p-value

Genotype

Mean BMI (kg/m2)

p-value

Male

AA

31.67

0.112

CC

32.30

0.165

AT

29.77

CT

28.63

TT

29.44

TT

30.41

Female

AA

31.97

0.048*

CC

30.67

0.796

AT

30.99

CT

30.91

TT

29.67

TT

30.38

  1. *significant p-values shown in bold (p < 0.05). Abbreviations- BMI Body mass index, FTO Fat mass and obesity-associated protein, VDR Vitamin D receptor, SNP single nucleotide polymorphism