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Table 4 Associations of birth weight and maternal FTO genotypes and alleles

From: Does FTO have a paradoxical effect in fetal life?

  

Exposure = Maternal FTO SNP

  

FTO rs9939609 SNP

FTOrs9930506 SNP

  

Newborn weight (g)

Newborn weight (g)

  

N

Mean ± SD (g)

P value vs 1°group*

N

Mean ± SD (g)

P value vs 1°group*

Genotypes

      
 

Homozygous for non risk allele

155

3312 ± 383

 

155

3312 ± 383

 
 

Heterozygous

249

3227 ± 381

0,03

 

3227 ± 381

0,03

 

Homozygous for risk allele

90

3216 ± 383

0,06

 

3216 ± 383

0,06

  

Mean difference (g) per offspring risk-allele for rs9939609

Mean difference (g) per offspring risk-allele for rs9939609

  

Mean(95%CI)

P value

Mean(95%CI)

P value

Various adjustments

      
 

Unadjusted

-53(-102; -4)

0,03

-45(-94; 5)

0,08

 

adjusted for newborn allele

-13(-70; 43)

0,65

-10(-66; 47)

0,20

 

adjusted for newborn allele and other variables**

-10(-61; 41)

0,70

-15(-66; 36)

0,57

  1. *Student’s T test.
  2. **Adjusted for sex, gestational age, panty and current smoking during pregnancy.