Genetic susceptibility and other risk factors associated to overweight and obesity in african-derived populations from the Ribeira River Valley - São Paulo / Susceptibilidade genética e outros fatores de risco associados ao sobrepeso e à obesidade em populações afro-descendentes do Vale do Ribeira-SP

Claudia Blanes Angeli

Obesity, which is determined by multifactorial inheritance, is currently one of the most important issues concerning public health all over the world. Studies on the association of polymorphisms in genes with a possible role in the susceptibility to obesity have been conducted in different populations in the world, in order to elucidate the genetic basis that control the accumulation of body fat. This work had as the main goal to study the association of the polymorphisms LEP A19G, LEPR Gln223Arg, ADRB2 Arg16Gly, PPARG Pro12Ala, PLIN 6209T>C, RETN -420C>G and INSIG2 rs7566605 to the anthropometrical measurements related to the phenotype of obesity, such as Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC) and Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR) in african-derived populations from remnants of quilombos, located in Ribeira Valley, in State of São Paulo, Brazil. Furthermore, we sought to identify the main environmental factors that influenced the accumulation of body fat in these populations. Our sample comprises about 790 individuals genotyped in relation to these seven polymorphisms, from which measurements of weight, height, hip and waist circumferences, tricipital and subscapular skinfolds, and information about the Physical Activity Level (PAL), alcohol and tobacco consumption were obtained. For the association studies, the individuals were analyzed in two distinct ways: as independent individuals or grouped in 53 genealogies. The methodologies of case-control study, comparison between the medians among individuals with different genotypes, linear and logistic regression analysis were applied when we studied the individuals in the independent approach. Tests of population stratification, total association and association within the families, using pairs of siblings, were conducted by the computational pack QTDT (Quantitative Transmission Disequilibrium Test). Our results indicated a higher incidence of overweighed (BMI>=25 Kg/m2) and obese individuals (BMI>=30 Kg/m2) among women (52% and 17,5%, respectively) than among men (17,5% and 2,75%, respectively), probably due to the difference in the PAL, which is higher among men. Although the PAL is related to the differences in BMI observed between men and women, it does not explain the differences in relation to the BMI, WC and WHR found among individuals of the same sex. Regression analyses indicated that the non-genetic parameters that better explain the variations of BMI are sex and tobacco consumption; for WC are sex, age and tobacco consumption and for the WHR are age and sex. Logistic regression analyses indicated that among women, the increase in risk of presenting overweight, measured by the BMI, WC and WHR is related to not smoking (BMI, WC), consuming alcohol (BMI) and being elder (WC, WHR). The association analyses indicated that in these populations, the allele Gln of the polymorphism LEPR Gln23Arg is associated to higher values of BMI in women and WHR in men, as the case-control, median comparisons and linear regressions analyses indicated. The allele Ala of the polymorphism PPARG Pro12Ala is associated to higher values of BMI and WC among women and higher values of BMI, WC and WHR among men, according to the results obtained with the median comparison, and linear and logistic regressions analyses. Only among women, the allele G of the polymorphism RETN -420C>G was associated to higher BMI and WC values, as from the analysis of comparison of medians, and logistic regression indicated. The results obtained with the case-control analyses and median comparisons, suggested that the allele C of the polymorphism INSIG2 rs7566605 is associated to higher values of WC in women and BMI in men. The only positive result of association detected by the analysis of pairs of siblings is related to the polymorphism LEP A19G and the BMI. The allele G is associated to higher values of BMI in both sexes. As a summary, our results indicate the participation of the genotypes in genes LEP, LEPR, ADRB2, PPARG, PLIN, RETN and INSIG2 in the susceptibility to obesity in african-derived populations from quilombos in Ribeira River Valley.

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