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. 2003 Dec 31;4(Suppl 1):S55. doi: 10.1186/1471-2156-4-S1-S55

Table 4.

Estimates of heritabilities from the polygenic model

Heritability Polygenic CorrelationA


Age interval p = 1 p = 2 p = 4 < 35 35–50 50–65 >65
 < 35 years 27% NA 31%
 35–50 years 33% 36% 38% 0.92
 50–65 years 34% 32% 33% 0.76 0.90
 > 65 years 37% NA 24% 0.47 0.64 0.70

ABased on the multivariate model with p = 4.