Use of a gene score of multiple low-modest effect size variants can predict the risk of obesity better than the individual SNPs

Table 3 Effect of Gene Score on the anthropometric traits

Gene Score	Weight (Kg)	BMI (Kg/m²)	WC (cm)	HC (cm)	WHR (WC/HC)
0	57.01 ± 8.11	21.75 ± 2.11	60.14 ± 5.01	56.14 ± 3.11	0.93 ± 0.02
1	57.93 ± 7.10	21.45 ± 2.62	65.09 ± 4.17	54.47 ± 2.64	0.95 ± 0.01
2	65.99 ± 5.11	21.96 ± 3.13	61.6 ± 2.11	57.43 ± 4.16	0.96 ± 0.01
3	68.46 ± 3.64	21.88 ± 3.07	63.45 ± 5.13	58.46 ± 5.10	0.95 ± 0.03
4	69.32 ± 5.01	22.64 ± 3.13	63.79 ± 4.36	58.92 ± 4.61	0.96 ± 0.01
5	70.78 ± 6.10	23.90 ± 2.63	64.56 ± 7.13	59.46 ± 4.16	0.95 ± 0.02
6	73.56 ± 8.14	24.62 ± 2.93	71.00 ± 6.13	60.98 ± 4.61	0.95 ± 0.01
7	74.00 ± 7.11	25.30 ± 3.13	75.00 ± 5.16	61.76 ± 4.35	0.96 ± 0.01
8	74.66 ± 8.03	26.12 ± 2.33	76.28 ± 4.95	63.75 ± 6.10	0.95 ± 0.01
9	75.16 ± 8.13	26.58 ± 1.98	77.63 ± 4.23	70.00 ± 2.64	0.96 ± 0.02
10	75.42 ± 8.09	26.99 ± 2.32	77.77 ± 8.64	72.40 ± 3.16	0.97 ± 0.01
11	75.75 ± 5.49	27.53 ± 2.06	78.48 ± 4.96	79.08 ± 3.69	0.96 ± 0.03
12	75.86 ± 5.64	28.94 ± 2.64	78.44 ± 8.06	81.30 ± 3.85	0.95 ± 0.01
13	76.45 ± 6.14	29.09 ± 2.16	78.91 ± 7.46	81.39 ± 4.06	0.97 ± 0.01
14	76.88 ± 6.06	29.55 ± 2.06	79.96 ± 5.09	82.00 ± 2.61	0.97 ± 0.01
15	76.92 ± 5.31	29.61 ± 2.43	81.85 ± 6.11	82.51 ± 3.94	0.98 ± 0.03
16	76.99 ± 5.14	29.97 ± 3.16	82.88 ± 6.46	82.65 ± 3.46	0.98 ± 0.06
17	77.58 ± 7.43	30.27 ± 1.37	84.58 ± 6.13	83.67 ± 2.63	0.99 ± 0.01
18	80.50 ± 4.16	30.60 ± 1.63	85.40 ± 5.14	83.73 ± 4.16	1.01 ± 0.02
19	84.60 ± 7.10	30.81 ± 3.43	87.00 ± 4.96	85.41 ± 3.65	1.01 ± 0.02
20	86.20 ± 4.22	31.83 ± 3.04	87.00 ± 7.06	85.75 ± 5.31	1.06 ± 0.03

The table shows the increase in the mean values of the tested parameters with increasing gene score indicating a quantitative effect. BMI Body mass index, WC Waist Circumference, HC Hip Circumference, WHR Waist to Hip Ratio

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