Research Article

Associations of Plasma BDNF and BDNF Gene Polymorphism with Cardiometabolic Parameters in Thai Children: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Logistic regression analysis of anthropometric-cardiometabolic and hematological variables associated with the single nucleotide polymorphisms BDNF G196A and C270T (N = 469).

VariablesBDNF G196A-valueBDNF C270T value
Odds ratio (95% CI)Odds ratio (95% CI)

Weight (kg)0.990 (0.979–1.009)0.1451.011 (0.997–1.026)0.132
BMI z-score0.913 (0.885–1.025)0.2081.100 (0.959–1.262)0.175
WC (cm)0.992 (0.979–1.005)0.2241.011 (0.996–1.026)0.149
Systolic BP (mmHg)0.984 (0.971–0.998)1.013 (0.998–1.030)0.093
Diastolic BP (mmHg)0.982 (0.963–1.000)0.0541.013 (0.992–1.033)0.227
Glucose (mg/dL)1.014 (0.985–1.025)0.7131.009 (0.975–1.043)0.613
TC (mg/dL)0.998 (0.991–1.008)0.6380.995 (0.988–1.002)0.159
TG (mg/dL)0.997 (0.991–1.005)0.1691.003 (0.997–1.009)0.347
LDL-C (mg/dL)1.009 (0.997–1.016)0.2320.997 (0.989–1.005)0.501
HDL-C (mg/dL)0.998 (0.981–1.015)0.6800.994 (0.989–1.005)0.195
Non-HDL-C (mg/dL)0.997 (0.991–1.007)0.5100.998 (0.990–1.006)0.626
TyG index0.680 (0.427–1.083)0.1041.405 (0.834–2.367)0.201
RBC count (×1012/L)0.822 (0.528–1.278)0.3830.923 (0.553–1.541)0.761
WBC count (×109/L)0.998 (0.987–1.009)0.7240.995 (0.983–1.008)0.471
Platelet count (×109/L)1.180 (0.827–1.686)0.3621.036 (0.697–1.540)0.862
BDNF (ng/mL)0.974 (0.941–1.008)0.1301.015 (0.980–1.022)0.347

Adjusted for the covariates age and gender, when SNP BDNF G196A (the absence vs. the presence of the A allele) or SNP BDNF C270T (the absence vs. the presence of the T allele) was used as a dependent variable. .