Table 2.  Distribution of genotype defined by the -866 G/A variant of the UCP2 promoter gene and -55 C/T variant of the UCP3 promoter gene in nine obese men. Values represent the number of subjects (percentage).
 

-55 C/T variant of UCP3 gene
866 G/A variant of UCP2 gene CC, 3 (33.3) CT, 4 (44.4) TT, 2 (22.2)
GG, 5 (55.5) 3 (33.3) 1 (11.1) 1 (11.1)
GA, 1 (11.1) 0 1 (11.1) 0
AA, 3 (33.3) 0 2 (22.2) 1 (11.1)
Abbreviation: GG, CC, wild type; GA, CT, heterozygous alleles; AA, TT, homozygous alleles.