Research Article

The Association between Adiponectin Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Side Effects of Isotretinoin in Acne Patients

Table 3

Means and standard deviations of biochemical parameters (baseline, after treatment, and percentage of change by treatment) for the genotype of rs2241766.

ParameterGenotypes value
TT, mean (SD)TG/GG, mean (SD)

HDL (mmol/L)
 Baseline1.44 (0.377)1.42 (0.315)0.930
 After treatment1.304 (0.310)1.34 (0.327)0.553
 % change by treatment−7.4% (14.86)−4.2% (19.41)0.129

LDL (mmol/L)
 Baseline2.35 (0.70)2.32 (0.67)0.275
 After treatment2.85 (0.75)2.74 (0.83)0.570
 % change by treatment2.5% (25.7)1.9% (20.9)0.699

TChol (mmol/L)
 Baseline4.22 (0.85)4.03 (1.08)0.636
 After treatment4.71 (0.91)4.57 (1.10)0.339
 % change by treatment12.8% (14.4)1.6% (20.4)0.074

TG (mmol/L)
 Baseline0.99 (0.57)1.00 (0.66)0.642
 After treatment1.31 (0.71)1.27 (0.71)0.872
 % change by treatment43.3% (58.76)42.3% (78.0)0.219

AST (U/I)
 Baseline19.5 (6.60)17.59 (4.00)0.118
 After treatment21.84 (7.64)20.39 (7.77)0.337
 % change by treatment15.3% (35.0)16.5% (30.7)0.664

ALT (U/I)
 Baseline16.25 (8.34)14.97 (7.63)0.338
 After treatment17.17 (8.26)18.20 (14.73)0.142
 % change by treatment13.2% (46.04)21.5% (51.88)0.396

Student’s t-test was used. value is significant at less than 0.05. HDL: high-density lipoprotein. LDL: low-density lipoprotein. TChol: total cholesterol. AST: aspartate aminotransferase. ALT: alanine aminotransferase.