a nonsignificant trendP = 0.080
However, meta-analysis indicated that significantly more FTO rs9939609 A allele carriers met the MetS criteria for depressed HDL cholesterol ( P = 0.0089), and there was a nonsignificant trend towards increased waist circumference and increased BMI for FTO rs9939609 A allele carriers ( P = 0.080 and 0.060, respectively) (Table 2 ).