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Table 2 Association between physical activity and the percentage of body fat stratified by the ADRB3 polymorphism

From: Beta-3-adrenergic receptor Trp64Arg polymorphism: does it modulate the relationship between exercise and percentage of body fat in young adult Japanese males?

Presence/absence of Arg allele

Percentage of body fat (%)

p value

Low-PAE group

High-PAE group

Arg allele (−)

18.1 ± 3.9

16.3 ± 3.8

0.059a

n = 17

n = 22

 

Arg allele (+)

18.1 ± 4.0

15.6 ± 3.7

0.116b

n = 15

n = 11

 
  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD
  2. aTested by the Mann–Whitney U test
  3. bTested by Student’s t test