Body Mass Index and Its Association with Genetically Transmitted Traits

Table 2

Association of BMI with genetic traits¹.

Variable	BMI (kg/m^2)			value	DF	value^2	Correlation coeffecient^3	value^2
	T1: <19.8	T2: 19.8–23.7	T3: >23.7
Hair color, (%)				4.626	2	.102	0.145	.085
Black	28 (58.3)	19 (38.0)	18 (40.9)
Nonblack	20 (41.7)	31 (62.0)	26 (59.1)
Eye color, (%)				1.964	2	.373	0.066	.432
Brown	44 (91.7)	41 (82.3)	38 (86.4)
Nonbrown	4 (8.3)	9 (18.0)	6 (13.6)
ABO blood type, (%)				0.320	2	.864	0.045	.591
O	31 (64.6)	31 (62.0)	26 (59.1)
Others	17 (35.4)	19 (38.0)	18 (40.9)
Rh blood type, (%)				1.013	2	.702	–0.073	.392
Positive	45 (93.8)	47 (94.0)	43 (97.7)
Negative	3 (6.3)	3 (6.0)	1 (2.3)

¹Results were reported from Chi-square (Fisher’s exact test) and Correlation analyses. ²Level of significance is at . ³Spearman Correlation.