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Table 14 Interactions between ACEs and polymorphisms of FTO and MC4R genes

From: FTO and MC4R polymorphisms, and selected pre-, peri- and postnatal factors as determinants of body mass index and fatness in children: a thorough analysis of the associations

 

FTO

 

MC4R

 

F

p

F

p

BMI z scores

 ACE 0,1,2,3 + 

2.59

0.02

1.80

0.10

 Life threatened

2.20

0.11

0.10

0.90

 Life threatened witness

1.73

0.17

0.30

0.74

 Violence victim

0.58

0.56

0.16

0.85

 Violence witness

0.50

0.61

0.22

0.80

 Death of someone close

1.65

0.19

0.10

0.91

 Family conflicts

1.94

0.15

0.02

0.98

 Separation from parent

3.06

0.048

3.07

0.03

 School problems

5.73

0.004

1.33

0.27

 Other unspecified stressors

4.60

0.01

0.14

0.87

 ACE at least one

0.58

0.55

0.06

0.94

FMI z scores

 ACE 0,1,2,3 + 

1.65

0.13

2.31

0.03

 Life threatened

1.32

0.26

0.08

0.92

 Life threatened witness

1.96

0.14

0.73

0.48

 Violence victim

0.44

0.65

0.11

0.90

 Violence witness

0.27

0.76

0.07

0.93

 Death of someone close

0.15

0.86

0.55

0.58

 Family conflicts

1.55

0.21

0.55

0.58

 Separation from parent

0.93

0.40

8.34

 < 0.001

 School problems

4.09

0.02

0.81

0.44

 Other unspecified stressors

3.13

0.04

1.02

0.36

 ACE at least one

0.63

0.53

0.26

0.77

FFMI z scores

 ACE 0,1,2,3 + 

1.70

0.12

1.65

0.13

 Life threatened

2.67

0.07

0.18

0.84

 Life threatened witness

0.50

0.61

0.39

0.67

 Violence victim

1.19

0.30

0.69

0.50

 Violence witness

0.01

0.99

0.74

0.48

 Death of someone close

2.33

0.10

0.60

0.55

 Family conflicts

2.07

0.13

0.68

0.51

 Separation from parent

3.27

0.04

2.16

0.11

 School problems

4.95

0.007

1.91

0.15

 Other unspecified stressors

3.03

0.04

0.54

0.58

 ACE at least one

0.66

0.52

1.27

0.28

FatM z scores

 ACE 0,1,2,3 + 

0.80

0.57

2.27

0.04

 Life threatened

0.98

0.38

0.13

0.88

 Life threatened witness

0.62

0.54

0.27

0.77

 Violence victim

0.41

0.67

0.007

0.99

 Violence witness

0.22

0.81

0.13

0.88

 Death of someone close

0.31

0.74

0.13

0.88

 Family conflicts

1.34

0.26

0.11

0.90

 Separation from parent

0.75

0.47

9.73

 < 0.001

 School problems

2.28

0.10

0.34

0.71

 Other unspecified stressors

1.99

0.14

0.22

0.80

 ACE at least one

0.64

0.53

0.07

0.93

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, FMI Fat Mass Index, FFMI Fat Free Mass Index, FatM Fat Mass in kg