FTO and Hypertension: The genotypic frequency of FTO rs9939609 differed significantly in males (p = 0.005; OR 0.631, 95% CI 0.407–0.976 for TA genotype; OR 1.327, 95% CI 0.784–2.250 for AA genotype; not adjusted for age, BMI, diabetes mellitus and hypertension; Tables 2 and 3) likewise after adjustment for these factors (p = 0.030; OR 0.578, 95% CI 0.357–0.930 for TA genotype; OR 1.058, 95% CI 0.598–1.867 for AA genotype), but not in females (p = 0.170, Table 2).