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Table 4 Quantitative Effect of the gene score (risk allele) on selected traits, expressed as the beta effect (Standard error)

From: Use of a gene score of multiple low-modest effect size variants can predict the risk of obesity better than the individual SNPs

Parameter

β (SE)

p-value

Weight (Kg)

0.069 (0.005)

0.465

Height (ft)

0.222 (0.005)

0.051

BMI (Kg/m2)

0.622 (0.013)

0.001

WC (cm)

0.441 (0.005)

1.2 × 10−3

HC (cm)

0.111 (0.005)

0.111

WHR

0.010 (0.339)

0.106

  1. The beta effect means the rise or fall in the selected trait per each risk allele increase. For example, for weight a beta effect of 0.069 means that with each risk allele increase, the body weight increases by 0.069Kg
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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