Common Variant of FTO Gene, rs9939609, and Obesity in Pakistani Females

Table 2

Anthropometric and biochemical parameters of obese and nonobese subjects.

	Obese (𝑛=239)	Nonobese (𝑛=155)	𝑃 value
Age (years)	25.2±0.7	23.9±0.7	>0.05
Body weight (Kg)	84.8±1.6	56.6±1.0	<0.05*
Height (m)	1.5±0.01	2.0±0.4	>0.05
BMI (Kg/m^2)	34.2±0.4	21.1±0.2	<0.05*
Waist circumference (cm)	102.8±1.1	73.1±1.1	<0.05*
Hip circumference (cm)	112±1.1	87.5±1.2	<0.05*
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.9±0.004	0.8±0.01	<0.05*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	126.4±4.4	106±0.9	<0.05*
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	82.7±0.6	71.2±0.6	<0.05*
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	101.4±2.0	90.5±1.8	<0.05*
Insulin (µIU/mL)	23.0±1.8	5.8±0.3	<0.05*
HOMA-IR	5.2±0.5	1.3±0.08	<0.05*
Leptin (ng/mL)	33.2±1.6	8.3±0.7	<0.05*
Leptin receptor (ng/mL)	16.3±0.9	19.7±0.7	<0.05*

Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SEM and were compared by 𝑡-test. ^∗𝑃<0.05 was considered as significant.