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Table 1 Heritability estimates for log transformed BMI

From: Age-stratified heritability estimation in the Framingham Heart Study families

 

Trait: BMI (log)

Covariates

h2r ± SE

p-value

variance due to covariates (%)

Unadjusted

   

   Age Group 40

0.53 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

-

   Age Group 55

0.43 ± 0.09

<0.0000006

-

   Age Group 70

0.43 ± 0.09

<0.0000003

-

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.46 ± 0.10

<0.0000007

2

Gender

   

   Age Group 40

0.53 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

2

   Age Group 55

0.42 ± 0.09

<0.0000007

2

   Age Group 70

0.43 ± 0.09

<0.0000003

0.1

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.46 ± 0.10

<0.0000004

4

Gender, smoker

   

   Age Group 40

0.60 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

5

   Age Group 55

0.51 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

3

   Age Group 70

0.51 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

3

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.53 ± 0.10

<0.0000001

6

Gender, drinker

   

   Age Group 40

0.59 ± 0.11

<0.0000001

3

   Age Group 55

0.50 ± 0.11

<0.0000010

2

   Age Group 70

0.48 ± 0.11

<0.0000023

0.3

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.50 ± 0.13

<0.0000204

5

Gender, smoker, drinker

   

   Age Group 40

0.64 ± 0.11

<0.0000001

5

   Age Group 55

0.55 ± 0.11

<0.0000001

3

   Age Group 70

0.53 ± 0.11

<0.0000002

3

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.52 ± 0.12

<0.0000035

7