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Table 1 Physical and physiological characteristics and ACE, ACTN3 and PPARA genotypes of male subjects (n = 219)

From: The association of ACE, ACTN3 and PPARA gene variants with strength phenotypes in middle school-age children

Trait

ACE genotype

ACTN3 genotype

PPARA genotype

II

ID

DD

RR

RX

XX

GG

GC

CC

n (%)

53 (24.2)

120 (54.8)

46 (21.0)

79 (36.2)

108 (49.6)

31 (14.2)

153 (69.9)

59 (26.9)

7 (3.2)

Height (cm)

146.0 (7.1)

145.9 (6.7)

145.8 (7.8)

146.4 (7.2)

146.6 (7.0)

143.4 (6.4)

145.8 (6.4)

146.4 (8.6)

147.0 (6.3)

Weight (kg)

36.1 (6.9)

36.5 (7.4)

37.1 (8.8)

37.6 (8.4)

36.9 (8.0)

33.9 (6.3)&

37.0 (7.9)

36.5 (8.0)

38.6 (11.1)

BMI (kg/m2)

16.8 (2.2)

17.1 (2.8)

17.3 (3.1)

17.4 (3.1)

17.3 (2.9)

16.4 (2.4)

17.3 (3.0)

16.9 (2.4)

17.6 (3.6)

Standing long-jump (cm)

148.3 (16.3)

152.6 (19.6)

158.2 (19.1)*

152.6 (18.4)

151.8 (17.6)

153.9 (16.7)

152.9 (17.2)

151.2 (19.0)

147.9 (20.2)

Handgrip strength (kg)

14.3 (3.6)

15.0 (3.6)

15.6 (4.8)

15.5 (4.3)

15.2 (4.2)

14.0 (3.5)

14.6 (4.0)

15.8 (4.3)

14.9 (4.8)#

  1. Values are means (SD)
  2. * P = 0.037 differences between male subjects with different ACE genotypes (II vs. ID vs. DD)
  3. & P = 0.0215 differences between male subjects with different ACTN3 genotypes (RR/RX vs. XX)
  4. # P = 0.048 differences between male subjects with different PPARA genotypes (GG vs. GC/CC)