Sex-specific Associations of FTO rs9939609 with BMI a and Obesity b from Childhood into Adolescence among the Sub-cohort of 777 Children.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FTO, fat mass- and obesity-associated gene.aBMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared, and expressed as mean (SD).bObesity was diagnosed using the age- and sex-specific BMI cutoff points recommended by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), and expressed as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) under a genotypic model.cAdjusted for sex and age at baseline.dAdjusted for sex, age at follow up, and BMI at baseline.