Body mass as a result of psychological, lifestyle and genetic determinants. A pilot study involving overweight/obese and normal weight women in their early adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The causes of obesity and overweight are complex and depend on mutually interrelated groups of lifestyle, psychological and genetic factors. Among 46 identified point mutations known within FTO gene, mutation SNP rs9939609 has the strongest effect on an increase in body weight. Therefore, the study aimed to assess psychological, lifestyle and genetic factors (expressed by the frequency of the FTO SNP rs-9939609 gene variant) and their association with body weight in young adult women.

Methods

We genotyped FTO rs9939609 SNP in cheek swabs collected from 49 women aged 18-35, equally with and without overweight and obesity. Eating behaviour was defined based on the Questionnaire of Eating-Related Behaviors (QERB) and physical activity by the International Physical Activity

SUBMITTER: Obara-Golebiowska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11642964 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature