Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with triceps skin fold thickness and body fat percentage but not with body mass index or waist circumference in Han Chinese

Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study participants

Parameter	Normal	Overweight/obesity	χ²/Z/t	P
Parameter	253	264	χ²/Z/t	P
Gender			0.855	0.353
Male	121(47.8%)	137(51.9%)
Female	132(52.2%)	127(48.1%)
Age			9.819	0.002
≤45	172(68.0%)	144(54.5%)
> 45	81(32.0%)	120(45.5%)
BMI (kg/m²)	21.55(19.81,22.80)	26.51(25.10,28.22)	−19.67	< 0.001
WC (cm)	75.71 ± 6.91	90.20 ± 8.12	−21.821	< 0.001
WHR	0.83 ± 0.06	0.91 ± 0.06	−14.53	< 0.001
WHtR	0.47 ± 0.05	0.56 ± 0.05	−22.52	< 0.001
Triceps skin fold thickness (mm)	15.48 ± 7.75	21.57 ± 8.29	−8.584	< 0.001
Body fat percentage (%)	19.05 ± 6.45	26.09 ± 6.49	−12.174	< 0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.42 ± 0.29	1.31 ± 08.27	3.656	< 0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.16 ± 0.73	2.39 ± 0.71	−3.500	0.001
TC (mmol/L)	4.04 ± 0.95	4.49 ± 1.04	−5.170	< 0.001
TG (mmol/L)	0.78(0.58,1.19)	1.33(0.84,2.14)	−8.127	< 0.001

Data are given as the mean ± SD, as n (%) or median (quartile range). BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-hip-ratio; WHtR, waist-height-ratio; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride

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