NDLI: Lack of association of fatness-related FTO gene variants with energy expenditure or physical activity.

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Author	Holst, C. Astrup, A. Sørensen, T. I. A. Berentzen, T. Hansen, T. Jess, T. Zimmermann, E. Toubro, S. Kring, S. I. I. Pedersen, O.
Description	Country affiliation: Denmark Author Affiliation: Berentzen T ( Institute of Preventive Medicine, Øster Søgade 18, Copenhagen K, Denmark. tb@ipm.regionh.dk)
Abstract	CONTEXT: A common variant in the first intron of FTO (rs9939609, T/A) is associated with fatness in Caucasians. OBJECTIVE: FTO may regulate energy homeostasis through the hypothalamus, and we hypothesized that AA-genotypes of rs9939609 FTO have lower energy expenditure and/or a lower level of physical activity. METHODS: The study population included all obese young men (body mass index > or = 31 kg/m(2)) at the mandatory draft board examinations in the Copenhagen area from 1943 to 1977 and a randomly selected control group from this population. Subgroups of 234 obese and 323 controls were examined in 1998-2000 (median age 48 yr). Fat mass (FM), lean body mass (LBM), leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), maximum oxygen uptake (VO(2)max), resting energy expenditure (REE), and glucose-induced thermogenesis (GIT) were measured. The FTO rs9939609 variant was genotyped. A recessive transmission mode fit the data best. Logistic regression was used to assess the odds ratios of the AA-genotype in relation to LTPA, VO(2)max, REE, and GIT. RESULTS: The AA-genotype of FTO rs9939609 had higher REE in the age-adjusted model, but the association was eliminated when adjusting for FM and LBM. The AA-genotype was not associated with LTPA, VO(2)max, or GIT. This was not influenced by adjustment for age, FM, or LBM. The AA-genotype had increased FM, even with adjustment for age, LBM, REE, GIT, VO(2)max, and LTPA. Results were similar for FTO rs8050136 and rs7193144. CONCLUSIONS: Homozygous carriers of the A-allele of rs9939609 FTO do not have lower REE, GIT, VO(2)max, or LTPA but higher FM, irrespective of LBM, REE, GIT, VO(2)max, and LTPA.
ISSN	0021972X
e-ISSN	19457197
Journal	The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Issue Number	7
Volume Number	93
Language	English
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publisher Date	2008-07-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Energy Metabolism Proteins Genetics Genotype Oxygen Consumption Thermogenesis Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't Discipline Endocrinology Discipline Metabolism
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Biochemistry (medical) Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Biochemistry Endocrinology

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