title: Preliminary evidence of FABP2 A54T polymorphism associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity in women from a German cohort.
abstract: The T54 variant of the FABP2 gene has shown an association with the insulin resistance syndrome in some, but not all, studies. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the association between FABP2 A54T genotype and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is confounded by body mass index (BMI) and is different between the two genders. 192 incident cases of T2DM and 384 sex- and age-matched controls were taken from the EPIC-Potsdam study cohort. Logistic regression analyses revealed that BMI was a strong confounder for diabetes risk association among women. When adjusted for BMI, the homozygous T54 variant was significantly associated with reduced risk of T2DM in women (OR = 0.24, 95 %CI: 0.07 - 0.82), but not in men in the co-dominant inheritance model. Accordingly, HbA (1c) values were significantly lower in women carrying two T54 alleles with BMI regarded as covariate. While accounting for potentially confounding effects, linear trends of increased BMI and leptin values were observed in women according to the presence of T54 alleles. The interaction term (p = 0.04) of continuous BMI and T54-coding genotypes suggested that the T54 variant is an effect-modifier for BMI in females. We conclude that the T54 allele of FABP2 A54T is associated both with higher BMI and reduced risk of T2DM in women from the German EPIC-Potsdam study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany. fisher@mail.dife.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burwinkel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kühr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Möhlig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spranger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boeing
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schrezenmeir
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Döring
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: C493404:FABP2 protein, human; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins