Table 5 Frequencies of IL-18 gene promoter polymorphism according to BMI in female cases with BMI ≥25 kg/m 2 (n = 170)
From: Association of interleukin-18 gene polymorphism with body mass index in women
BMI (kg/m2) | χ2 | p a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 ~26.9, n (%) | 27 ~ 29.9, n (%) | ≥ 30, n (%) | |||
Position −137 | 34 (75.6) | 52 (76.5) | 44 (77.2) | 1.212 | .876 |
genotype | |||||
GG | |||||
GC | 9 (20.0) | 15 (22.1) | 12 (21.1) | ||
CC | 2 (4.4) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.8) | ||
Position −607 | 12 (32.4) | 20 (27.4) | 10 (16.7) | ||
genotype | |||||
CC | |||||
CA | 22 (59.5) | 45 (61.6) | 32 (53.3) | 12.301 | .015 |
AA | 3 (8.1) | 8 (11.0) | 18 (30.0)*,† | ||