Table 3 Relationship between the FTO polymorphism and obesity status in MS patients using both an additive and a recessive genetic model.

From: The FTO gene polymorphism rs9939609 is associated with obesity and disability in multiple sclerosis patients

SNP

Model

Normal weight

Overweight/obese

ORa (95% CIb)

p-value

FTO rs9939609

Additive

TT

28 (33.7%)

31 (26.5%)

  

TA

43 (51.8%)

51 (43.6%)

1.51 (1–2.28)

0.04

AA

12 (14.5%)

35 (29.9%)

  

Recessive

TT/TA

71 (85.5%)

82 (70.1%)

  

AA

12 (14.5%)

35 (29.9%)

2.48 (1.17–5.29)

0.01

  1. aOR: Odds ratio; bCI: Confidence interval.
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