Table 3 Associations of the α2-adrenergic receptor gene C-1291G polymorphism with body composition measured in black men and women
From: The Alpha2-Adrenergic Receptor Gene and Body Fat Content and Distribution: The HERITAGE Family Study
Men | Women | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Noncarriers of the G-1291 allele | N | Carriers of the G-1291 allele | p | N | Noncarriers of the G-1291 allele | N | Carriers of the G-1291 allele | p | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 12 | 26.9 ± 1.5 | 77 | 27.3 ± 0.6 | 0.81 | 13 | 28.1 ± 1.7 | 168 | 28.2 ± 0.5 | 0.97 |
FAT (kg) | 12 | 23.5 ± 3.2 | 74 | 20.6 ± 1.2 | 0.40 | 12 | 28.0 ± 3.5 | 129 | 27.9 ± 1.1 | 0.99 |
%FAT (%) | 12 | 26.1 ± 2.1 | 74 | 22.9 ± 0.8 | 0.17 | 12 | 35.0 ± 2.4 | 129 | 36.1 ± 0.7 | 0.65 |
TER | 10 | 1.57 ± 0.15 | 68 | 1.91 ± 0.06 | 0.04 | 10 | 1.18 ± 0.08 | 125 | 1.01 ± 0.02 | 0.04 |
SF8 (mm) | 10 | 126 ± 18 | 68 | 121 ± 7 | 0.80 | 10 | 178 ± 18 | 125 | 179 ± 5 | 0.98 |
AVF (cm2) | 12 | 94 ± 10 | 74 | 75 ± 4 | 0.08 | 12 | 89 ± 7 | 125 | 65 ± 2 | 0.002 |
ASF (cm2) | 12 | 208 ± 12 | 74 | 238 ± 5 | 0.03 | 12 | 338 ± 16 | 125 | 346 ± 5 | 0.63 |
ATF (cm2) | 12 | 302 ± 16 | 74 | 313 ± 6 | 0.53 | 12 | 427 ± 17 | 125 | 412 ± 5 | 0.39 |