Research Article
Body Mass Index and Its Association with Genetically Transmitted Traits
Table 1
Sample characteristics (
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| | Variable | BMI (kg/m2) | | T1: <19.8 () | T2: 19.8–23.7 () | T3: >23.7 () |
| | Age, mean (SD) | 20.5 (0.8) | 20.7 (1.2) | 20.9 (1.7) | | Body mass index, mean (SD) | 18.3 (1.1) | 21.9 (1.1) | 27.1 (3.2) | | Hair color, (%) | | | | | Black | 28 (58.3) | 19 (38.0) | 18 (40.9) | | Brown | 7 (14.6) | 6 (12.0) | 7 (15.9) | | Dark brown | 13 (27.1) | 25 (50.0) | 19 (43.2) | | Eye color, (%) | | | | | Blue/grey/green | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Brown | 44 (91.7) | 41 (82.0) | 38 (86.4) | | Hazel | 4 (8.3) | 8 (16.0) | 6 (13.6) | | ABO blood type, (%) | | | | | A | 13 (27.1) | 17 (34.0) | 16 (36.4) | | AB | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | | B | 3 (6.3) | 2 (4.0) | 1 (2.3) | | O | 31 (64.6) | 31 (62.0) | 26 (59.1) | | Rh blood type, (%) | | | | | Rh-positive | 45 (93.8) | 47 (94.0) | 43 (97.7) | | Rh-negative | 3 (6.3) | 3 (6.0) | 1 (2.3) |
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