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. 2000 Dec 19;97(26):14478–14483. doi: 10.1073/pnas.97.26.14478

Table 2.

Means and additive genetic heritabilities for abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome-related phenotypes

Trait Mean Standard deviation Sample size Additive genetic heritability
BMI, kg/m2 32.0 7.6 2,154 0.24  ± 0.06
Waist, cm 103 19.0 2,205 0.28  ± 0.06
Hip, cm 117 17.0 2,160 0.32  ± 0.06
Weight, kg 90.0 22.7 2,163 0.29  ± 0.06
Insulin, pmol/liter 84.7 40.4 1,620 0.16  ± 0.07
Insulin/glucose 9.97 4.4 1,604 0.19  ± 0.06
Leptin, ng/ml 26.2 19.9 2,044 0.32  ± 0.06