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Table 4 Heritability estimates for log transformed SBP

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

 

Trait: SBP (log)

Covariates

h2r ± SE

p-value

variance due to covariates (%)

Unadjusted

   

   Age Group 40

0.27 ± 0.09

<0.0014716

-

   Age Group 55

0.17 ± 0.09

<0.0177473

-

   Age Group 70

0.21 ± 0.09

<0.0044043

-

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.38 ± 0.09

<0.0000094

3

Gender, BMI

   

   Age Group 40

0.33 ± 0.10

<0.0001899

13

   Age Group 55

0.24 ± 0.09

<0.0035443

12

   Age Group 70

0.22 ± 0.09

<0.0033321

4

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.40 ± 0.09

<0.0000064

9

Gender, BMI, smoker

   

   Age Group 40

0.31 ± 0.10

<0.0010109

15

   Age Group 55

0.23 ± 0.10

<0.0059096

11

   Age Group 70

0.24 ± 0.09

<0.0024420

4

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.40 ± 0.10

<0.0000116

7

Gender, BMI, drinker

   

   Age Group 40

0.39 ± 0.11

<0.0002247

15

   Age Group 55

0.27 ± 0.11

<0.0054002

12

   Age Group 70

0.19 ± 0.10

<0.024959

4

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.47 ± 0.11

<0.0000076

7

Gender, BMI, smoker, drinker

   

   Age Group 40

0.39 ± 0.12

<0.0002241

15

   Age Group 55

0.26 ± 0.11

<0.0069485

12

   Age Group 70

0.18 ± 0.11

<0.0324463

4

   Year 12 (age adjusted)

0.46 ± 0.11

<0.0000110

7