Abstract
Methods We conducted a case control study in ten elementary schools in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia. Case group (n=105) were children with early onset obesity and control group (n=55) were normal weight children. The inclusion criteria were Bataknese and Chinese children, aged 6-12 years with early onset obesity. We examined body weight and height, body mass index, waist circumference. Genotyping was performed using a TaqMan assay for rs9939609 polymorphism.
Highlights
Obesity is becoming a worldwide epidemic in modern society, it is prevalent in individuals of both genders and of all ages, socio-economic strata, and ethnic group
Several studies have reported an association between rs9939609 polymorphisms of the FTO gene and obesity
International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology 2015 2015(Suppl 1):P73
Summary
Obesity is becoming a worldwide epidemic in modern society, it is prevalent in individuals of both genders and of all ages, socio-economic strata, and ethnic group. Several studies have reported an association between rs9939609 polymorphisms of the FTO gene and obesity. This association has not yet been studied among the Indonesian children. Aims This is the first study in Indonesia to investigate the association between fat mass and obesity-associated gene rs9939609 variant with early onset obesity among Bataknese (n=94) and Chinese (n=66) children in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
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