Table 2

 Genotype frequencies for the surveys S3 (1994–1995) and S4 (1999–2001)

Genotype frequencies
AllMenWomen
*No subject with A/A; †p50  =  age, sex, and survey specific 50th percentile of BMI; ‡one subject with A/A.
S3
    Number of subjects407120192052
    % with G/A* (n)
        All3.7 (152)4.5 (90)3.0 (62)
        By below/above average weight
         BMI < p50† (n = 2026)4.2 (86)5.2 (52)3.3 (34)
         BMI ⩾ p50 (n = 2045)3.2 (66)3.7 (38)2.7 (28)
        By obesity status
         BMI <30 (n = 3222)4.1 (131)4.8 (78)3.3 (53)
         BMI ⩾30 (n = 849)2.5 (21)3.1 (12)2.0 (9)
        By BMI WHO category
         BMI <18.5 (n = 22)4.5 (1)0.0 (0)6.2 (1)
         BMI 18.5–25 (n = 1423)3.6 (51)5.6 (30)2.4 (21)
         BMI 25–30 (n = 1777)4.4 (79)4.4 (48)4.5 (31)
         BMI 30–35 (n = 648)2.8 (18)3.0 (10)2.5 (8)
         BMI 35–40 (n = 156)1.9 (3)3.7 (2)1.0 (1)
         BMI 40+ (n = 45)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
S4
    Number of subjects386619191947
    % with G/A or A/A‡ (n)
        All3.6 (139)3.7 (72)3.4 (67)
        By below/above average weight
         BMI < p50† (n = 1926)4.1 (79)4.0 (38)4.2 (41)
         BMI ⩾ p50 (n = 1940)3.1 (60)3.5 (34)2.7 (26)
        By obesity status:
         BMI <30 (n = 2955)3.8 (112)3.7 (55)3.9 (57)
         BMI ⩾30 (n = 899)3.0 (27)4.0 (17)2.1 (10)
        By BMI WHO category
         BMI <18.5 (n = 24)0.0 (0)0.0 (0)0.0 (0)
         BMI 20–25 (n = 1273)4.1 (53)3.7 (18)4.5 (35)
         BMI 25–30 (n = 1670)3.5 (59)3.7 (37)3.2 (22)
         BMI 30–35 (n = 668)3.3 (22)3.8 (13)2.8 (9)
         BMI 35–40 (n = 172)2.3 (4)5.0 (3)0.9 (1)
         BMI 40+ (n = 59)1.7 (1)4.3 (1)0 (0)