Objective To study the genotype distribution of Gln223Arg in Han population in Wenzhou area,and discuss its association with hypertension patients with obesity.Methods The genotypes of Gln223Arg variant in leptin receptor gene were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphisms(PCR-RFLP) assay in 321 unrelated subjects of Wenzhou Han population,including 111 normal subjects(the control group),106 cases of hypertension patients with obesity and 104 cases of hypertension patients without obesity(the case group).Results The frequencies of GG,GA and AA genotypes in patients of hypertension with obesity were 0.604,0.377 and 0.019,respectively,0.712,0.279 and 0.010 in patients without obesity;0.802,0.189 and 0.009 in control group.The frequencies of G and A allele were 0.769,0.231 respectively in patients of hypertension with obesity,0.865,0.135 in patients of hypertension without obesity,0.869,0.104 in control group.The genotype frequency of Gln223Arg variant in leptin receptor gene in the control group and the case group had a significant difference(?2=6.310,P