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Table 2 Covariance analysis of the mean value (± standard error) for the phenotypes among the six genotypes of the GAIVS6 microsatellite of UCP3 gene in QFS.

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

 

Genotypes

 

Phenotypes

238–238

238–240

238–242

242–242

240–242

240–240

P

BMI

26.70 ± 0.38

27.10 ± 0.63

26.80 ± 0.60

27.90 ± 1.53

30.30 ± 1.46

31.80 ± 1.19

0.0006

(kg/m2)

(347)

(123)

(135)

(21)

(23)

(35)

 
 

c

b,c

b,c

b,c

a,b

a

 

SF6

118.20 ± 3.30

120.10 ± 5.53

114.50 ± 5.32

118.70 ± 13.46

151.60 ± 12.80

165.00 ± 10.80

0.0002

(mm)

(332)

(118)

(128)

(20)

(22)

(31)

 
 

c

b,c

c

b,c

a,b

a

 

FM

21.20 ± 0.73

21.30 ± 1.23

20.10 ± 1.18

25.00 ± 3.28

25.70 ± 3.06

30.30 ± 2.70

0.01

(kg)

(300)

(106)

(115)

(15)

(17)

(22)

 
 

b

b

b

a,b

a,b

a

 

%FAT

27.40 ± 0.49

27.40 ± 0.83

26.40 ± 0.80

29.30 ± 2.22

30.60 ± 2.07

33.90 ± 1.83

0.005

 

(300)

(106)

(115)

(15)

(17)

(22)

 
 

b

b

b

a,b

a,b

a

 

Leptin

16.30 ± 0.85

16.10 ± 1.45

16.80 ± 1.40

26.50 ± 2.60

27.30 ± 3.43

24.40 ± 3.90

0.0001

(ng/ml)

(313)

(107)

(114)

(15)

(19)

(32)

 
 

b

b

b

a,b

a

b

 

RQ

0.797 ± 0.003

0.788 ± 0.005

0.805 ± 0.004

0.804 ± 0.012

0.786 ± 0.011

0.779 ± 0.010

0.05

 

(317)

(110)

(125)

(18)

(21)

(23)

 
  1. Significant results (p ≤ 0.05) are in bold. Means with the same letter were not found to be significantly different by the Fisher’s LSD test; test not applicable. Number (N) of subjects is indicated in parentheses.