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. 2023 Nov 29;18(11):e0294896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294896

Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the SOEP-G adult sample (≥ 17 years old).

Total (Core) Total (IS) Interview Consent Genotyped Polygenic Indices Created
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Age 44.1 17.9 53.7 19.1 54.7 18.4 55.1 19.1 55.4 19.0 55.2 19.0
Sex (% female) 50.1 50.0 52.8 49.9 53.1 49.9 53.8 49.9 54.0 49.9 54.6 49.8
East Germany (% yes) 18.4 38.7 20.0 40.0 20.1 40.1 19.5 39.6 19.4 39.5 19.7 39.8
German (% yes) 68.2 46.6 94.9 22.1 95.8 20.1 96.4 18.7 96.3 18.8 97.3 16.2
Partnered (% yes) 45.1 49.8 40.9 49.2 40.9 49.2 40.1 49.0 39.6 48.9 41.0 49.2
School degree: low (% yes) 48.0 50.0 37.9 48.5 37.9 48.5 39.7 48.9 39.6 48.9 37.8 48.5
School degree: high (% yes) 26.6 44.2 31.2 46.3 31.2 46.3 29.2 45.5 29.0 45.4 29.7 45.7
Employment (% yes) 58.1 49.3 53.3 49.9 53.3 49.9 50.9 50.0 50.9 50.0 51.3 50.0
Net Income 1807.1 1940.8 1959.1 1303.9 1959.1 1303.9 1922.4 1300.5 1914.7 1258.4 1925.3 1261.4
Subjective Health (1–5) 3.5 1.0 3.3 1.0 3.3 1.0 3.3 1.0 3.3 1.0 3.3 1.0
Life Satisfaction (0–10) 7.4 1.8 7.5 1.7 7.5 1.7 7.6 1.7 7.6 1.7 7.6 1.7
Heavy drinking 2.2 14.7 4.4 20.5 4.4 20.5 4.5 20.8 4.6 20.9 4.5 20.7
Smoking (% yes) 16.3 37.0 24.2 42.9 24.3 42.9 24.1 42.8 23.6 42.5 23.9 42.7
Height (cm) 171.6 9.6 171.4 9.4 171.4 9.4 171.2 9.5 171.2 9.5 171.4 9.6
BMI 26.4 5.2 26.6 5.1 26.6 5.1 26.9 5.3 26.9 5.3 26.8 5.1
Observations 45,306 5,502 4,283 2,496 2,375 2,076

Note: The column names indicate: Total every individual in the given SOEP sample, Interview individuals who responded to 2019–2020 wave survey, Consent individuals who gave consent for genotyping, Genotyped individuals successfully genotyped, Polygenic indices created individuals of European genetic ancestry who passed quality control and whose polygenic indices were created.