Table 5 Analysis of variance (ANOVA) across genotypes for the melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) NcoI RFLP in the Québec Family Study
MC4R RFLP Genotypes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NcoI 6.3/NcoI 6.3 | NcoI 6.3/NcoI 5.6 | NcoI 5.6/NcoI 5.6 | |||||||||
Variables | Sex | N | Mean | SE | N | Mean | SE | N | Mean | SE | ANOVA |
FM (kg) | Males | 62 | 21.4 | 1.2 | 40 | 24.4 | 1.4 | 9 | 23.1 | 3.1 | p = 0.29 |
Females | 60 | 23.0 | 1.3 | 40 | 30.3 | 1.6 | 3 | 28.0 | 5.7 | p = 0.002** | |
%FAT | Males | 62 | 26.3 | 0.8 | 40 | 28.8 | 1.0 | 9 | 26.3 | 2.2 | p = 0.17 |
Females | 60 | 35.4 | 0.9 | 40 | 40.2 | 1.2 | 3 | 41.4 | 4.3 | p = 0.004* | |
FFM (kg) | Males | 62 | 57.2 | 0.9 | 40 | 58.1 | 1.2 | 9 | 62.8 | 2.4 | p = 0.14 |
Females | 60 | 40.4 | 0.7 | 40 | 43.0 | 0.9 | 3 | 38.4 | 3.2 | p = 0.05 | |