Table 3 Characteristic of men and women according to polymorphism risk allele C for MC4R rs17782313 [mean ± SD, n (%)]
| Â | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | TT | TC/CC | P value | TT | TC/CC | P value |
|  | (n = 66) | (n = 20) | (n = 80) | (n = 51) | ||
Age (years) | 61.1 ±10.3 | 59.2 ±11.3 | 0.5 | 59.7 ±12.1 | 59.2 ±10.8 | 0.8 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.9 ±4.4 | 30.1 ±4.1 | 0.3 | 30.1 ±5.4 | 31.5 ±5.7 | 0.2 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 102.5 ±11.1 | 105.1 ±11.9 | 0.4 | 98.5 ±11.1 | 102.3 ±12.2 | 0.07 |
Neck circumference (cm) | 41.3 ±2.9 | 41.2 ±2.7 | 0.9 | 36.1 ±2.8 | 37.4 ±2.9 | 0.01 |
Body Adiposity Index (%) | 29.4 ±3.4 | 29.4 ±3.5 | 0.9 | 37.6 ±6.0 | 38.1 ±5.9 | 0.7 |
LAP* (cm.mmol.l) | 4.2 ±0.7 | 4.3 ±0.8 | 0.9 | 4.0 ±0.6 | 4.2 ±0.7 | 0.07 |
SBP§ (mmHg) | 154.3 ±21.2 | 143.8 ±18.1 | 0.04 | 154.3 ±22.4 | 149.7 ±17.9 | 0.2 |
DBP¶ (mmHg) | 89.8 ±12.8 | 84.1 ±11.7 | 0.08 | 87.5 ±13.9 | 86.9 ±12.8 | 0.8 |
Type-2 Diabetes | Â | Â | 0.9 | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 Yes | 30 (76.9) | 9 (23.1) |  | 29 (50.0) | 29 (50.0) |  |
 No | 36 (76.6) | 11 (23.4) |  | 51 (69.9) | 22 (30.1) |  |