Table 2 General characteristics of the case and control groups based on FTO rs9939609 genotype
| Â | TT genotype (n=154) | AA/AT genotype (n=275) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases (n= 46) | Controls (n= 108) | P | Cases (n= 89) | Controls (n= 186) | P | |
Age (years) | 51.22±16.08 | 47.37±10.70 | 0.141 | 52.50±17.19 | 48.07±11.19 | <0.012 |
Gender | ||||||
 Males (n) | 25 (54.7%) | 41 (47.6%) | 0.082 | 58 (64.6%) | 106 (57.3%) | 0.201 |
 Females (n) | 21 (45.3%) | 57 (52.4%) | 31 (35.4%) | 80 (42.7%) | ||
Alcohol use (n) | 15 (33%) | 5 (5%) | 0.061 | 9 (10.5%) | 14 (7.6%) | 0.462 |
Smoking (n) | 3 (6%) | 9 (8.6%) | 0.594 | 37 (42%) | 24 (13%) | <0.013 |
Weight (kg) | 70.85±10.26 | 68.82±7.86 | 0.183 | 70.03±10.89 | 69.62±9.08 | 0.031 |
Height (cm) | 155.83± 4.72 | 157.83 ± 6.87 | 0.082 | 156.2 ± 5.71 | 158.65 ± 7.81 | 0.022 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.18 ± 3.90 | 27.67 ± 3.31 | 0.022 | 28.68 ± 4.06 | 27.58 ± 3.25 | 0.043 |
Physical activity (hours/week) | 7.37 ± 1.84 | 7.30 ± 1.64 | 0.831 | 7.61 ± 2.02 | 7.33 ± 1.54 | 0.114 |