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Table 2 Variance and heritability estimates for individual traits and principal components.

From: Exploring pleiotropy using principal components

 

Trait

Mean (SD)

H2rA (SE)

1

Log Chol

5.32 (0.17)

0.63 (0.04)

2

HDL

50.22 (11.64)

0.71 (0.03)

3

LDL

128.89 (37.90)

0.60 (0.04)

4

Log TG

4.83 (0.48)

0.62 (0.04)

5

BMI

26.74 (4.79)

0.79 (0.03)

6

Log SBP

4.88 (0.12)

0.75 (0.03)

PC 1

1/2 (Log Chol + LDL)

 

0.62 (0.04)

PC 2

1/2 BMI + (Log TG - HDL)

 

0.80 (0.03)

PC 3

Log SBP + 2/3 BMI

 

0.74 (0.03)

  1. AH2r represents the polygenic contribution and H2q1 the contribution of major gene (H2r + H2q1 = overall heritability).