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Table 4 Covariance analysis of the mean value (± standard error) for the phenotypes for the 240-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

 

Genotype

 

Genotype

 

Phenotype

240–240

240-other

Other-other

p

240–240

Other

p

BMI

31.80 ± 1.19

27.60 ± 0.58

26.80 ± 0.31

0.0002

31.80 ± 1.19

27.00 ± 0.28

0.0001

(kg/m2)

(35)

(146)

(503)

 

(35)

(649)

 
 

a

b

b

    

SF6

165.00 ± 10.82

125.10 ± 5.09

117.20 ± 2.75

0.0001

165.00 ± 10.82

119.00 ± 2.41

0.0001

(mm)

(31)

(140)

(480)

 

(31)

(620)

 
 

a

b

b

    

FM

30.20 ± 2.70

22.00 ± 1.14

21.00 ± 0.61

0.004

30.20 ± 2.70

21.30 ± 0.54

0.001

(kg)

(22)

(123)

(430)

 

(22)

(553)

 
 

a

b

b

    

%FAT

33.90 ± 1.83

27.90 ± 0.77

27.20 ± 0.41

0.002

33.90 ± 1.83

27.40 ± 0.36

0.0005

 

(22)

(123)

(430)

 

(22)

(553)

 
 

a

b

b

    

Leptin

26.50 ± 2.66

17.80 ± 1.35

16.70 ± 0.72

0.002

26.50 ± 2.66

16.90 ± 0.63

0.0006

(ng/ml)

(32)

(126)

(442)

 

(32)

(568)

 
 

a

b

b

    

RQ

0.779 ± 0.010

0.787 ± 0.004

0.799 ± 0.002

0.01

0.780 ± 0.010

0.797 ± 0.002

0.11

 

(22)

(127)

(451)

 

(22)

(578)

 
  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.
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