Journal of Obesity

Research Article

Effect of Obesity-Linked FTO rs9939609 Variant on Physical Activity and Dietary Patterns in Physically Active Men and Women

Table 2

Obesity-related parameters in men and women carrying different risk variants of the FTO rs9939609 single nucleotide polymorphism.


Characteristic	FTO rs9939609 genotype			Model 1^a: genotype value
Characteristic	AA	AT	TT	Model 1^a: genotype value

Body mass (kg)	83.7 (14.7)	84.4 (16.5)	82.0 (17.2)	0.69
Body mass index (kg·m⁻²)	26.8 (3.9)	26.8 (4.3)	26.4 (4.3)	0.66
Waist circumference (cm)	85.2 (9.4)	84.9 (10.4)	84.1 (11.0)	0.87
Waist-to-height ratio	0.48 (0.05)	0.48 (0.06)	0.48 (0.06)	0.85
Central obesity^b	6 (7%)	16 (7%)	15 (8%)	0.92

Values for body mass, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio represent mean (SD) and were analysed using linear mixed models adjusted for age and sex. Values for central obesity represent frequency (%) and were analysed using chi-square tests. ES, effect size (body mass, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio); OR, odds ratio (central obesity). ^aModel 1: additive genotype model (AA versus AT versus TT). ^bCentral obesity was defined as a waist circumference > 88 cm for women and > 102 cm for men.