Table 5. Allele frequencies of the LEP1 and LEP2 gene polymorphism.
|
Gene |
Allele |
Non-Obese |
Obese |
p† |
RR (95% CI) |
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|
n |
% |
n |
% |
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|
LEP1 |
G |
5 |
12.8 |
34 |
87.2 |
0.011* |
0.123 (0.027-0.557) |
|
A |
6 |
54.5 |
5 |
45.5 |
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|
LEP2 |
G |
6 |
18.8 |
26 |
81.3 |
0.701 |
0.600 (0.154-2.340) |
|
A |
5 |
27.8 |
13 |
72.8 |
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*Reached statistical significance (p < 0.05); †Chi-square; LEP: leptin; RR: relative risk; CI: confidence interval