Background/Aim: Several adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) single nucleotide polymorphisms
(SNPS) have been related with adiponectin levels and risk for obesity. Our aim was to analyze the effects of rs1501299 ADIPOQ gene polymorphism on total adiponectin levels, insulin
resistance and weight loss after a Mediterranean hypocaloric diet in obese subjects.
Methods: A Caucasian population of 82 obese patients was analyzed, before and after
3 months on a Mediterranean hypocaloric diet. Before and after 3 months on a hypocaloric
diet, an anthropometric evaluation, an assessment of nutritional intake and a biochemical
analysis were performed.
Results: After dietary treatment and in wild type group, weight, BMI, fat mass, leptin levels,
systolic blood pressure and waist circumference decreases were similar to the mutant type
group. In wild type group, the decrease in total cholesterol was 28.1 ± 15.3 mg/dl (mutant
group: 12.6 ± 16.7 mg/dl:p = 0.009), LDL- cholesterol was 31.8 ± 20.5 mg/dl ( 12.2
± 11.5 mg/dl:p = 0.006), fasting glucose plasma 4.8 ± 2.5 mg/dL ( 0.5 ± 0.1 mg/dL:p = 0.02),
insulin 3.6 ± 1.5 mUI/L (+0.6 ± 1.1 mUI/L:p = 0.02) and HOMA-IR 1.2 ± 0.9 ( 0.1 ± 1.1:
p = 0.03).
Conclusion: The present study suggests that T allele of ADIPO (rs1501299) could be a predictor of a lack of response of HOMA-IR, insulin, fasting glucose and LDL cholesterol secondary
to a Mediterranean hypocaloric diet in obese subjects.
