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Table 2 Association of LEPR rs1137101 with obesity measures and metabolic parameters in the overall study group and overweight or obese subjects (BMI ≥ 25 kgm−2)

From: Association of the leptin receptor Q223R (rs1137101) polymorphism with obesity measures in Sri Lankans

 

Overall study group

Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kgm−2)

AA n = 107

AG n = 272

GG n = 151

p

p*

AA n = 53

AG n = 141

GG n = 70

p

p*

BMI (kgm−2)

24.4 ± 4.1

25.1 ± 4.1

25.2 ± 4.5

0.28

0.31

27.6 ± 2.6

28.2 ± 2.8

29.0 ± 3.3

0.03

0.04

WC(cm)

88.0 ± 10.7

89.4 ± 10.6

89.8 ± 11.3

0.41

0.36

95.2 ± 7.4

95.9 ± 7.7

98.4 ± 8.4

0.04

0.02

WHR

0.92 ± 0.07

0.92 ± 0.07

0.92 ± 0.06

0.78

0.94

0.94 ± 0.07

0.94 ± 0.07

0.94 ± 0.06

0.89

0.94

FBS (mmol/l)

5.3 ± 2.5

5.6 ± 3.9

5.2 ± 2.0

0.45

0.65

5.2 ± 1.9

5.6 ± 2.5

5.4 ± 2.2

0.53

0.52

TC (mmol/l)

5.5 ± 0.9

5.8 ± 1.2

5.8 ± 2.1

0.41

0.45

5.4 ± 1.0

5.8 ± 1.3

5.9 ± 2.7

0.18

0.19

LDL-C (mmol/l)

3.5 ± 0.9

3.8 ± 1.7

4.0 ± 3.3

0.19

0.19

3.4 ± 1.0

3.8 ± 2.2

4.5 ± 4.7

0.08

0.09

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.3 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 1.5

1.4 ± 0.3

0.35

0.52

1.3 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

0.16

0.38

TGL (mmol/l)

3.3 ± 1.6

3.4 ± 1.7

3.4 ± 2.6

0.49

0.56

3.3 ± 1.4

3.6 ± 1.8

3.8 ± 3.3

0.62

0.45

  1. Data shown as mean ± SD; FBS, HDL-C and TGL log transformed for analysis
  2. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio, FBS fasting blood sugar, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, TGL triglycerides
  3. p unadjusted; p* adjusted for age and gender