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Table 3 Covariance analysis of the mean value (± standard error) for the phenotypes for the 238-bp allele of GAIVS6 microsatellite of UCP3 gene in QFS.

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

 

Genotypes

 

238-bp allele

 

Phenotype

238–238

238-other

Other-other

p

Carrier

Noncarrier

p

BMI

26.70 ± 0.38

27.00 ± 0.44

30.30 ± 0.79

0.0001

26.80 ± 0.28

30.30 ± 0.79

0.0001

(kg/m2)

(347)

(258)

(79)

 

(605)

(79)

 
 

a

a

b

    

SF6

118.20 ± 3.31

117.10 ± 3.85

148.30 ± 7.07

0.0003

117.80 ± 2.50

148.30 ± 7.06

0.0001

(mm)

(332)

(246)

(73)

 

(578)

(73)

 
 

a

a

b

    

FM

21.20 ± 0.73

20.70 ± 0.85

27.40 ± 1.72

0.002

21.00 ± 0.55

27.40 ± 1.72

0.0005

(kg)

(300)

(221)

(54)

 

(521)

(54)

 
 

a

a

b

    

%FAT

27.40 ± 0.49

26.90 ± 0.58

31.60 ± 1.17

0.002

27.20 ± 0.37

31.60 ± 1.17

0.0004

 

(300)

(221)

(54)

 

(521)

(54)

 
 

a

a

b

    

Leptin

16.30 ± 0.84

16.40 ± 1.00

26.20 ± 1.83

0.0001

16.40 ± 0.64

26.20 ± 1.83

0.0001

(ng/ml)

(313)

(221)

(68)

 

(534)

(66)

 
 

a

a

b

    

RQ

0.797 ± 0.003

0.797 ± 0.003

0.789 ± 0.006

0.48

0.797 ± 0.002

0.789 ± 0.006

0.23

 

(317)

(235)

(62)

 

(552)

(62)

 
  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.