BsmI gene polymorphism of vitamin D receptor in obese Egyptian male medical students and its relationship with vitamin D deficiency

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Table 5 Iron profile and HbA1C in relation to Bsml gene polymorphism among obese male medical students

	Bsml polymorphism	N	Mean	SD	P value
Fe (µg/dL)	Bb	19	99.3	39.9	0.918 NS
Fe (µg/dL)	BB	6	97.5	31.4	0.918 NS
Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) (µg/dL)	Bb	19	329.9	32.4	0.493 NS
Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) (µg/dL)	BB	6	341.1	40.4	0.493 NS
Ferritin (ng /mL)	Bb	18	154.3	143.0	0.734 NS
Ferritin (ng /mL)	BB	6	176.3	104.1	0.734 NS
Transferrin saturation (%)	Bb	19	30.1	11.1	0.889 NS
Transferrin saturation (%)	BB	6	29.3	11.0	0.889 NS
HbA1c (%)	Bb	21	5.0	0.89	0.002 S
HbA1c (%)	BB	6	4.5	0.45	0.002 S