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Table 3 HOMA and FABP4 plasma levels in variant and wild allele of SNPs in obese and non-obese children.

From: Fatty-acid binding protein 4 gene variants and childhood obesity: potential implications for insulin sensitivity and CRP levels

SNPs

OB (n = 182)

p value

NOB (n = 127)

p value

rs1054135 G/A

A+ (n = 121)

A- (n = 61)

 

A+ (n = 35)

A- (n = 92)

 

FABP4 levels

22.5 ± 5.5

16.1 ± 2.4

<0.001

12.5 ± 3.5

7.7 ± 2.3

<0.001

HOMA

2.5 ± 0.7

2.6 ± 0.5

>0.05

1.5 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.4

>0.05

rs1051231 A/C

C+ (n = 0)

C- (n = 186)

 

C+ (n = 0)

C- (n = 123)

 

FABP4 levels

N/A

19.2 ± 4.3

N/A

N/A

9.1 ± 3.4

N/A

rs2303519 C/T

T+ (n = 66)

T- (n = 116)

 

T+ (n = 27)

T- (n = 100)

 

FABP4 levels

19.7 ± 5.4

19.7 ± 5.3

>0.05

11.3 ± 3.2

10.2 ± 3.1

>0.05

HOMA

2.5 ± 1.0

2.6 ± 0.5

>0.05

1.4 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.4

>0.05

rs16909233 G/A

A+ (n = 53)

A- (n = 129)

 

A+ (n = 28)

A- (n = 99)

 

FABP4 levels

19.2 ± 5.6

19.2 ± 5.2

>0.05

11.0 ± 2.7

10.8 ± 3.3

>0.05

HOMA

3.1 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 0.9

<0.001

1.5 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.4

>0.05