Research Article

A Case-Control Study of the Association of Leptin Gene Polymorphisms with Plasma Leptin Levels and Obesity in the Kerala Population

Table 2

Genotype and allele frequencies of rs7799039 (LEP − 2548G/A) and rs2167270 (+19G/A) SNPs in case and control subjects.

SNP IDAllele/genotypeControl, n (%)Case, n (%)χ2 value

rs7799039 − 2548 A/GA88(0.656)108(0.666)0.030.90
G46(0.434)54(0.333)
AA20(0.298)27(0.333)0.350.84
AG33(0.492)36(0.444)
GG14(0.208)18(0.222)

rs2167270 + 19G/AG68(0.666)70(0.673)0.010.92
A34(0.333)34(0.326)
GG22(0.431)23(0.442)0.010.91
GA29(0.569)29(0.558)
AA

Data expressed as number (frequency). χ2 estimated with 2df for genotypes and 1df for alleles.