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Table 3 Heritability estimates for height (untransformed)

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

 

Trait: Height

Covariates

h2r ± SE

p-value

variance due to covariates (%)

Unadjusted

   

   Age Group 40

0.53 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

-

   Age Group 55

0.55 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

-

   Age Group 70

0.48 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

-

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.52 ± 0.09

<0.0000001

<0.1

Gender

   

   Age Group 40

0.88 ± 0.06

<0.0000001

53

   Age Group 55

0.88 ± 0.06

<0.0000001

52

   Age Group 70

0.88 ± 0.06

<0.0000001

53

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.90 ± 0.06

<0.0000001

53