Searching for the relationship between the parameters of metabolic syndrome and the rs17782313 (T>C) polymorphism of the <i>MC4R</i> gene in postmenopausal women.
MC4R rs17782313 allele C (TC + CC) was slightly associated with diminished risk of MetS (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.23-0.98; p = 0.040) and reduced BMI values in 1.95 kg/m<sup>2</sup> (p < 0.05).