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Table 1 Percentage (N) of the different alleles and genotypes for the GAIVS6 microsatellite of UCP3 gene in QFS by BMI status (kg/m2).

From: Association Between Uncoupling Protein 3 Gene and Obesity-Related Phenotypes in the Québec Family Study

Allele

BMI <25

BMI 25–29.9

BMI 30–34.9

BMI > 35

236

<1% (1)

<1% (1)

<1% (1)

<1% (1)

238

73% (523)

72% (278)

70% (116)

55% (107)

240

13% (90)

13% (49)

20% (33)

26% (51)

242

14% (102)

15% (59)

10% (16)

17% (33)

244

<1% (3)

<1% (0)

<1% (0)

<1% (0)

256

<1% (1)

<1% (1)

<1% (0)

1% (2)

Genotype

BMI <25

BMI 25–29.9

BMI 30–34.9

BMI ≥ 35

236–238

<1% (1)

<1% (1)

1% (1)

1% (1)

238–238

53% (189)

54% (105)

52% (43)

34% (33)

238–240

18% (66)

16% (30)

22% (18)

19% (18)

238–242

21% (77)

17% (36)

13% (11)

22% (21)

238–244

<1% (1)

<1% (1)

0% (0)

1% (1)

238–256

<1% (1)

0% (0)

0% (0)

0% (0)

240–240

2% (7)

3% (6)

7% (6)

13% (13)

240–242

2% (8)

4% (7)

4% (3)

6% (6)

240–244

<1% (1)

0% (0)

0% (0)

1% (1)

242–242

2% (8)

4% (8)

1% (1)

3% (3)

242–244

<1% (1)

0% (0)

0% (0)

0% (0)

  1. For chi-square test among categories, genotypes with rare alleles (236, 244, and 256) were pooled (see text).
  2. Chi-square for allele frequencies: χ2 = 33.8 and p = 0.001; for genotype frequencies: χ2 = 40.1 and p = 0.001.