Whereas when expression of the LPL gene as a dependent variable, three models were computed with heart rate (β=-0.307, p=0.001), expression of the FTO gene (β=-0.135, p=0.033), and SBP (β=0.132, p=0.035) as important determinants of AF subjects suffering with MetS (Table 3). Here, FTO is linked to atrial fibrillation.