FTO gene variation, macronutrient intake and coronary heart disease risk: a gene–diet interaction analysis

Jaana Gustavsson,Kirsten Mehlig,Karin Leander,Christina Berg,Gianluca Tognon,Elisabeth Strandhagen,Lena Björck,Annika Rosengren,Lauren Lissner,Fredrik Nyberg

FTO gene variation, macronutrient intake and coronary heart disease risk: a gene–diet interaction analysis

2016

Jaana Gustavsson
Kirsten Mehlig
Karin Leander
Christina Berg
Gianluca Tognon
Elisabeth Strandhagen
Lena Björck
Annika Rosengren
Lauren Lissner
Fredrik Nyberg

Purpose The fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) is related to obesity and coronary heart disease (CHD). We studied interaction between macronutrient intake and FTO in association with CHD risk or body mass index (BMI).

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Obesity
FTO gene
Body mass index
Heart disease
Gene
Diabetes mellitus
Endocrinology
Heart disease risk
Internal medicine
Biology
Absolute risk reduction
Genotype
Population
Logistic regression

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