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. 2025 Jan 8;144(1):67–91. doi: 10.1007/s00439-024-02721-x

Table 3.

Associations of genetic risk scores in the Dutch population-based child cohort Generation R Study and ocular biometric traits

Trait Beta (95% CI) P FDR adjusted P
MiRNAs (Ntested = 8)
 AL 6–9 yrs −0.0005 (−0.004–0.003) 0.76 0.83
 AL 9–13 yrs −0.0003 (−0.003–0.002) 0.83 0.83
 AL/CR 13 yrs −0.003 (−0.007–0.001) 0.17 0.56
 RE 13 yrs 0.0436 (−0.036–0.123) 0.28 0.56
MiRNA BSs (Ntested = 78)
 AL 6–9 yrs −0.0004 (−0.004–0.003) 0.82 0.82
 AL 9–13 yrs −0.002 (−0.005–0.001) 0.16 0.52
 AL/CR 13 yrs −0.002 (−0.006–0.002) 0.28 0.52
 RE 13 yrs 0.036 (−0.046–0.117) 0.39 0.52
Enhancers (Ntested = 43)
 AL 6–9 yrs −0.002 (−0.006–0.001) 0.13 0.13
 AL 9–13 yrs −0.003 (−0.006–−0.001) 0.01 0.02*
 AL/CR 13 yrs −0.005 (−0.009–−0.001) 8.08E−03 0.02*
 RE 13 yrs 0.085 (0.008–0.162) 0.03 0.04*
LincRNAs (Ntested = 245)
 AL 6–9 yrs −0.0040 (−0.007–−0.001) 1.80E−02 0.024*
 AL 9–13 yrs −0.0048 (−0.008–−0.002) 5.92E−04 0.14E−03*
 AL/CR 13 yrs −0.007 (−0.011–−0.003) 7.47E−04 0.14E−03*
 RE 13 yrs 0.081 (−0.001–0.164) 0.053 0.053

Ntested number of genetic variants tested per regulatory element, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, AL 6–9 yrs axial length elongation between 6 and 9 years of age, AL 9–13 yrs axial length elongation between 9 and 13 years of age, AL/CR 13 yrs axial length/corneal radius at 13 years of age, RE 13 yrs refractive error at 13 years of age, P P-value, FDR adjusted P false discovery rate adjusted P-value