Association between BDNF rs6265 and Obesity in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study

Table 1

Population characteristic of the BPRHS participants.

Characteristics	Men (𝑛=395)	Women (𝑛=945)
	Mean ± s.d.	Mean ± s.d.
Age, y	56.7 ± 7.9	57.4 ± 7.5
BMI, kg/m^2	29.5 ± 5.0	32.9 ± 7.0*
Waist, cm	102 ± 14.1	102 ± 15.4
Hip, cm	104 ± 11.0	111 ± 14.5*
Weight, kg	83.2 ± 16.7	78.7 ± 17.5*
Physical activity score	32.5 ± 5.8	31.1 ± 4.0*
Food intake, g/d	3977 ± 1747	3392 ± 1478*
Energy intake, kcal/d	2789 ± 1458	2112 ± 1076*
Total protein, g/d	113 ± 57.6	88.2 ± 44.9*
Total fat, g/d	102 ± 58.2	75.7 ± 43.1*
Sugar, % of energy	18.6 ± 7.8	21.2 ± 8.3*
SFA, % of energy	9.92 ± 2.55	9.50 ± 2.29*
MUFA, % of energy	11.3 ± 2.16	11.0 ± 2.14*
PUFA, % of energy	8.85 ± 2.02	8.72 ± 2.09
n-3 : n-6 PUFA ratio	0.09 ± 0.02	0.10 ± 0.03
Current smoker, n (%)	135 (34.18)	196 (20.74)*
Current drinker, n (%)	201 (76.20)	335 (35.45)*
Diabetes, n (%)	153 (38.73)	377 (39.89)*
Overweight, n (%)	322 (81.52)	840 (88.89)*
Obese, n (%)	171 (43.29)	585 (61.90)*
Abdominal obesity, n (%)	174 (44.05)	420 (44.44)
BDNFrs6265       GG	241	595
genotype        GA	86	203
AA	8	23

*Indicates significant difference (𝑃≤0.05) between men and women.