Research Article

Adiponectin, Retinoic Acid Receptor Responder 2, and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Coativator-1 Genes and the Risk for Obesity

Table 1

Subject characteristics.

AllControl
(18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9)
Case
(BMI ≥ 30.0)
P

Age (years)35 (27; 46)30 (25; 38)40 (31; 52)<0.001
Gender (female/male)231/10198/67133/34<0.001
Weight (kg)82.2 (63.0; 120.8)63.0 (57.0; 70.3)120.0 (102.4; 141.5)<0.001
Height (m)1.65 (1.60; 1.72)1.69 (1.62; 1.74)1.63 (1.58; 1.69)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)30.1 (22.9; 45.3)22.8 (21.0; 24.0)45.3 (39.1; 51.6)<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)101.5 (84.9; 131.3)85.0 (76.5; 93.5)131.0 (118.4; 144.5)<0.001
Hip circumference (cm)107.8 (94.4; 140.0)94.5 (84.0; 100.0)140.0 (127.8; 151.0)<0.001
WHR0.93 (0.84; 1.02)0.87 (0.80; 1.08)0.95 (0.90; 1.01)<0.001
WSWT144.8 (130.5; 158.1)97.9 (111.2; 129.0)144.8 (130.5; 150.0)<0.001

Data are presented as median values (interquartile range) for continuous traits and n (%) for categorical traits. BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-hip ratio; WSWT: waist circumference squared divided by weight. values for differences between case and control subjects.