A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the FADS1 Gene is Associated with Plasma Fatty Acid and Lipid Profiles and Might Explain Gender Difference in Body Fat Distribution

Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population in the in the fatty acid analysis (N = 67)

Variables	Mean ± SD or N (%)			P value for gender difference
Variables	Total (n = 67)	Men (n = 37)	Women (n = 30)	P value for gender difference
Age (years)	51.6 ± 12.9	50.6 ± 13.2	52.7 ± 12.8	0.259
BMI (kg/m²)	23.8 ± 3.1	24.2 ± 3.3	23.1 ± 2.8	0.068
Smoking				<0.001
Non-smoker	43 (64.2)	15 (40.5)	28 (59.5)
Current smoker	24 (35.8)	22 (93.3)	2 (6.67)
Alcohol consumption				0.007
Non-drinker	29 (43.3)	10 (27.03)	19 (63.3)
Current drinker	36 (53.7)	25 (69.4)	11 (36.7)
Abstainer	2 (3)	2 (5.41)	0 (0)
Rs174547 genotypes				0.427
TT	26 (38.81)	15 (40.5)	11 (36.7)
TC	36 (53.73)	18 (48.7)	18 (60.0)
CC	5 (7.46)	4 (10.8)	1 (3.3)

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