Research Article

Beta-3-adrenergic Receptor rs4994 Polymorphism Is a Potential Biomarker for the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Overweight/Obese Individuals

Table 6

The association between the ADRB3 rs4994 genotype and the BMI or HOMA-IR values in normal-weight and overweight/obese subjects.

Dependent variablesWeight statusADRB3 genotypeSE value

BMINormal-weightT/T (194)0
T/C (100)0.060.200.75
C/C (12)0.390.480.43
Overweight/obeseT/T (172)0
T/C (102)-0.140.280.62
C/C (11)1.430.680.04

HOMA-IRNormal-weightT/T (181)0
T/C (89)0.130.100.18
C/C (11)0.070.230.77
Overweight/obeseT/T (159)0
T/C (97)-0.090.160.62
C/C (11)0.780.380.04

ADRB3: beta-3-adrenergic receptor; SE: standard error. Data are the number (%). Adjusted by age, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Analyzed using a multiple linear regression analysis.