Research Article

Gender-Specific Effect of -102G>A Polymorphism in Insulin Induced Gene 2 on Obesity in Chinese Children

Table 2

Association of the INSIG2 -102G>A polymorphism with obesity.

GenotypeOR (95% CI)P value
GG (%)GA (%)AA (%)GA + AA (%)

Total
 Nonobese1234 (93.2)83 (6.3)7 (0.5)90 (6.8)
 Obese 643 (91.2)59 (8.4)3 (0.4)62 (8.8)1.41 (0.998–2.00)0.051
 Severely obese 427 (89.9)45 (9.5)3 (0.6)48 (10.1)1.62 (1.11–2.36)0.012
Boys
 Nonobese691 (94.3)40 (5.5)2 (0.3)42 (5.7)
 Obese442 (91.3)39 (8.1)3 (0.6)42 (8.7)1.57 (0.996–2.46)0.052
 Severely obese 248 (89.5)26 (9.4)3 (1.1)29 (10.5)1.91 (1.15–3.17)0.012
Girls
 Nonobese543 (91.9)43 (7.3)5 (0.8)48 (8.1)
 Obese201 (91.0)20 (9.0)0 (0)20 (9.0)1.23 (0.71–2.16)0.461
 Severely obese 179 (90.4)19 (9.6)0 (0)19 (9.6)1.30 (0.73–2.32)0.367

P value of logistic regression under dominant model adjusted for age, age square, and study population.