Genetic, dietary, and non-dietary risk factors of obesity among preparatory-year female students at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

Genetic, dietary, and non-dietary risk factors of obesity among preparatory-year female students at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

Genetic factors have a strong influence on obesity and are associated with body mass index (BMI). No study has investigated the relationships between glucose, the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene, obesity (BMI), and other metabolic-related traits in Saudi Arabia. This study was conducted t...

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Main Authors: Dalia Essamy El Nashar, Kholoud Mohammad Alananbeh, Noora Al Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Taibah University for Science
Subjects:
FTO gene
rs9939609 variant
Risk factors
Genotypes
Alleles
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658365516300401

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