C677T gene polymorphism of MTHFR and metabolic syndrome: response to dietary intervention

Table 5 Comparison of body composition relative changes according to genotype ¹

∆%	Total (n = 44) (min; max)	T (−) carrier (n = 20) (min; max)	T (+) carrier (n = 24) (min; max)
∆% weight	−10.09 ± 3.57 [−19.52; −5.77]	−10.42 ± 3.19 [15.54; −7.16]	−10.10 ± 3.95 [− 19.52; −5.77]
∆% TBFat	−13.52 ± 5.84 [−25.63; −3.17]	−14.70 ± 5.34 [−25.63; −8.53]	−12.45 ± 4.38* [−24.56; −3.17]
∆% TBLean	−6.06 ± 4.22 [−12.84; +2.66]	−4.46 ± 2.90° [−8.16; 0.44]	−7.51 ± 3.17* [−12.84; 2.66]

¹All values are mean ± SD. TBFat: Total Body Fat; TBLean: Total Body Lean.
*Reflects the significance of the differences between T(−) carrier vs T(+) carrier at baseline and at week 12 determined with an independent t test (p ≤ 0.05).
°Reflects the significance of the differences between total population vs T(−) carrier at baseline and at week 12 determined with an independent t test (p ≤ 0.05).

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